• Ignore queue length. It's hard to interpret on anything more complex than a direct attached disk and SQL can and will intentionally drive the disk queue length high during normal operation.

    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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