SQL Server
SQL Server OLTP Consolidation – How to Get the Right S2D Caching Tier
How can you maximize your SQL Server OLTP Consolidation? Peter Plamondon looks at what you need to know about the caching tier and working set size to make SQL Server OLTP Consolidation, using Storage Spaces Direct, a success.
November 28, 2018 • 8 min read Data
SQL Server 2008 EOS – a Perfect Storm for HCI and S2D
If you're in IT, you’re facing a change in server architecture and deployment with hyperconverged infrastructure; a change in storage architecture with software-defined storage, and another wave of SQL Server migration and consolidation with the imminent SQL Server 2008 EOS (End of Support). All at the same time!
October 16, 2018 • 5 min read Data
Why NVMe™ is the Key to SQL Server™ 2008 Migration
DataON, a Western Digital customer and partner, delivers Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions built to optimize the full stack of Windows Server Software-Defined Datacenter (SDDC).
September 24, 2018 • 3 min read Data
SQL Server™ 2017 on Linux® – 3TB TPC-H World Record!
A New Benchmark With Real Business Impact Using SQL Server 2017 on Linux and the Power of NVMe™. Another TPC-H Benchmark™ with SQL Server 2017 on Linux by Western Digital? Yes! Today we are pleased to announce that Western Digital and Cisco set the first 3,000GB world record using a two-socket server and the first […]
July 12, 2018 • 5 min read Data
New Record-Breaking SQL Server Data Warehouse Fast Track Solutions
The new, record-breaking performance and capacity of our SQL Server Data Warehouse Fast Track solutions with HPE can help you to harness the power of data and transform your business. Learn how the Microsoft-validated, pre-configured solutions can support the most demanding data warehouse workloads to deliver faster insights for the most massive data warehouses or large database consolidation project.
May 1, 2018 • 3 min read Data
HGST Lights Up Ignite 2017
Storage Spaces Direct delivers real benefits for IT. But how do you know the right configuration from the hundreds of available options? At Ignite 2017, we’ll share our deep knowledge around how to choose the right storage devices.
September 12, 2017 • 5 min read Data
Winners of the 2016 SQL Server® Query Challenge Conquered All
They came. They queried. They conquered. The results of the PASS #Summit16 – SQL Server Query Challenge are in! We announced the Challenge as part of SanDisk’s prelude to PASS in this post: The SQL Server® Query Challenge! The SQL Server® Query Challenge was the brain child of SanDisk Data Propulsion Lab manager Niall MacLeod. […]
December 15, 2016 • 3 min read Data
The SQL Server® Query Challenge!
It can be considered that query tuning is both an art and a science. Now our engineers challenge you to improve the completion time of a standard query by optimizing...hardware. Welcome to the SQL Server #QueryChallenge!
October 20, 2016 • 3 min read Data
SQL Server® 2016 Always On AGs – Over 70K Transactions/Sec
SQL Server 2016 Always On Availability Groups (AGs) feature new performance enhancements. We took them to the test using HPE Servers and SanDisk® flash - flipping the AG /faster Bit!
October 20, 2016 • 5 min read Data
Speed and Balance: How to Win with SQL Server® 2016
Our server OEM partners rely on us to deliver world-record performance. With 8 new records set this year, this story is not just about hardware acceleration but also the benefits of SQL Server 2016.
October 18, 2016 • 4 min read Data