SpringTownDBA (7/26/2012)

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Ok, I understand what you're describing.

If the VM host is ONLY going to host 1 VM EVER, then what is the value added by vmware? It's...

Michael Valentine Jones (7/26/2012)

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Putting an artificial and unneeded CPU load on a server, putting large files that are not needed on the disk, and generating unneeded disk or network IO...

TravisDBA (7/26/2012)

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"I'm not sure how I'd want this to work on my SQL Servers. After all, any load I placed on them wouldn't necessarily just occupy CPU. It would also...

Excellent

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SpringTownDBA (7/25/2012)

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As for a VM vs physical HW, you need to understand how balloon drivers work, how sql server memory allocations work, how sql server gives memory back to the...

+1

Don't ever build a process to shrink data or log files. Manage them appropriately. The space you need today may be too small for tomorrow, so don't have a process...

To be clear, I don't mind the reporting posts, even if the reports are false positives. The issue is with Mr. Celko's behavior.

You can also talk to friends, and ask them to ask their friends. Or look on LinkedIn and cold message some people that fit your needs. Recruiters do that, no...

Vikrant S Patil (7/25/2012)

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The significant thing to consider is that Third party tools may use mutithreading ( they generally do) and add to the CPU overhead. Also Third party backup...

Could be permissions. If the job didn't fail, perhaps it's not dependent on local resources.

You'd have to show more details. It's certainly possible this is the case. Also possible the...

You want your data and tempdb data to be on fast drives, so I'd go R10 there, as Lynn mentioned.

How busy is the system for writes? R5 has a...

Ross McMicken (7/25/2012)

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If you dont' have a Kindle or Nook, or the tablet/phone apps, get one. The books are cheaper and don't take up space on the shelf. And if...

mtucker-732014 (7/23/2012)

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My recent experience was a rating in which my manager told me (and was obviously embarrassed to do so) that the reason he wasnt giving me a 5 out...