Steve Vassallo (10/15/2009)
What about SQL 2008? Is this an option there?
Yes.
SQL 2008 SP1 CU2 allows locked pages on standard edition. Good reference for this topic is the PSS Engineers' blog
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