If your SQL Server’s tempdb database is heavily used by your application(s), consider locating it on an array of its own (such as RAID 1 or RAID 10). This will allow disk I/O to be more evenly distributed, reducing disk I/O contention issues, and speeding up SQL Server’s overall performance.  Read more...

Continuing the interview with Brad McGehee, Robert Pearl asks about the new features in 2008 and his books.  Read more...

MVP Brad McGehee, director of DBA Education for Red Gate Software, sat down recently with longtime author, Robert Pearl. In this interview, learn a bit about how Brad got started in the SQL Server world.  Read more...