• There are umpteen things that need to be done/set to properly configure SQL Server. Same for your server itself, and the SAN and san connectivity too. There are also a ton of things that you need to monitor to set up a baseline for performance and then to compare current performance to past to see if something is out-of-whack.

    These things cannot truly be effectively covered in a few forum posts.

    Best,
    Kevin G. Boles
    SQL Server Consultant
    SQL MVP 2007-2012
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