Late night infomercials make some amazing claims. “If you order now you too can cut through a cinderblock wall and then slice the most delicate of tomatoes. Add a side of bacon and you’ve got a tasty summertime treat that’s sure to please guests of all ages.”

Ahhh, yeah. Right. Except for the part about adding a side of bacon, I don’t believe it.

There’s an old axiom “If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” So it is with those infomercials. It’s Buyer Beware.

But axioms were made to be broken; they can be wrong.

SQLCat White Paper on Partition Alignment

Such is the case with a white paper from the SQLCat team. In it, the authors describe how properly aligning disk partitions can help servers realize an up to 30% boost in disk I/O performance. The relatively short paper discusses the theory behind the findings and give practical steps to ensure your partitions are aligned.

A 30% boost in performance at no cost to you? Sound too good to be true? It’s not.

So what are you waiting for? Download your white paper today for the low, low introductory price of just the time it takes you to read it. Click now!