Windows:

Insure that "Maximize data throughput for network applications" is set instead of the default of "Maximize data throughput for file sharing"

Grant the SQL Server service account the following Windows privileges:

Perform volume maintenance tasks

Lock pages in memory

Limit the size of the System File Cache because the default is half of the physical memory.

Determine if the Windows Denial Of Service settings should be changed.

SQL Server:

Move TempDB to its own drive and add additional equal size data files.

Set the Default Database Path

Create alerts for severities 17 through 25.