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A Rendezvous With Destiny: PASS 2009 (#sqlpass)
Rendezvous With Destiny Forty-five years ago, Ronald Reagan aka Ronaldus Magnus spoke to Americans of our rendezvous with destiny . In a few short days the SQL Community will rendezvous in Seattle for the PASS 2009 Summit . This time last year, eager Read More...
Posted 30 October 09 09:04 by Jimmy May | 2 Comments   
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Aspiring Geek Speaks This Week: PASS Minnesota
Greetings, my current colleague & former MVP Lara Rubbelke ( blog | twitter ) was gracious enough to invite me to speak this week at PASS Minnesota aka PASS MN . I’ll be reprising my spiel on Disk Partition Alignment , the Best Kept Secret in SQL Read More...
Posted 14 September 09 10:14 by Jimmy May | 0 Comments   
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Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment): Make the Case: Save Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
I recently collaborated with Microsoft PFE Daniel Janik to create a template to make the case for disk partition alignment. Perhaps your customers or stakeholders within your organization can benefit. This work was recently broadcast throughout PFE DLs Read More...
Posted 08 May 09 02:15 by Jimmy May | 1 Comments   
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Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment) for SQL Server: Part 4: Essentials (Cheat Sheet)
The purpose of this post is to document Disk Partition Alignment Essentials. It is intended for engineers who are already familiar with disk partition alignment yet want a “cheat sheet”. As most of you know, partition alignment is an essential best practice. Read More...
Posted 04 December 08 10:40 by Jimmy May | 11 Comments   
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Attachment(s): Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment) for SQL Server - Part 4 - Essentials (Cheat Sheet) -- Jimmy May.zip
Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment) for SQL Server: Part 3: PASS 2008
I've spoken publicly several times this year to crowds large-&-small: TechReady 6 (an internal Microsoft conference) Indy Tech Fest ITT Commencement Last week was my first external international conference, the Professional Association for SQL Server Read More...
Posted 25 November 08 12:24 by Jimmy May | 5 Comments   
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Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment) for SQL Server: Part 2: Adding HP EVA 8000 to Veritas Enterprise Administrator “Track Alignment Settings” Dialog
Background In a previous post I documented the importance of disk partition alignment as a foundation for optimal disk I/O performance. In the lab & in the field we’ve commonly found performance enhancements of 30% - 40% by a variety of metrics. Though Read More...
Posted 04 November 08 04:05 by Jimmy May | 4 Comments   
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Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment) for SQL Server: Part 1: Slide Deck
<Note: 20081119: Deck updated w/ new graphics, perf metrics, & dynamic disk info> <Note: 20090225: Deck updated & moved to skydrive > <Note: See also Disk Partition Alignment (Sector Alignment) for SQL Server: Part 4: Essentials Read More...
Posted 14 October 08 11:57 by Jimmy May | 18 Comments   
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Attachment(s): DPA Deck Info.txt

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