• Start my identifying which of the database files have the heaviest IO load and the highest delays on them. The answer to your question comes from the data. If a file has high read or write stalls, then it may be worth considering moving to a separate IO path, it may not be your log files though.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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