by David | May 18, 2022 | Best Practices, SQL Server, Technology, Virtualization
We’ve been tracking a weird state with SQL Server virtual machines on VMware and possible warnings on database corruption while VM backups are running, largely centered around (but not isolated to) the tempdb database. TLDR: We’ve now got a VMware KB...
by David | Feb 28, 2022 | Best Practices, Performance, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization
I’m thrilled to be presenting a new session on SQL Server-on-VMware storage performance tuning as part one of four in the ActualTech Media Expert webinar series this Friday, March 4, at 11am Central time. Any change that you make in SQL Server — be it...
by David | Dec 3, 2021 | Best Practices, Events, Performance, SQL Server, Storage, Technology, Virtualization
Join us on December 8th at 10am Pacific time for an exciting new webinar! https://pavilion.io/resources/boost-sql-server-on-vmware-performance-400-with-2-step-tuning/ Performance tuning advanced SQL Server workloads is as much of an art form as it is a science....
by David | Sep 6, 2021 | Announcements, Business, Cloud, Events, SQL Server, Technology, Virtualization
My company, Heraflux Technologies, just celebrated eight years in business! First, here’s a huge thank you to Molly and Jon at Heraflux. We couldn’t have done this without both of you! I’m thrilled to say that as a thank you to everyone, we’re...
by David | Jul 22, 2021 | Best Practices, Cloud, Events, Performance, SQL Server, Storage, Technology, Virtualization
I’m thrilled to be presenting with Deji Akomolafe a new session at this year’s VMworld 2021 conference called “Virtualization Microsoft SQL Server on vSphere – Stories from the Trenches” (session number MCL1318). Virtualizing Microsoft...
by David | Jun 8, 2021 | Cloud, Performance, Storage, Tech Video, Virtualization
With the rise of Kubernetes and other completely cloud-based deployments, on-premises data centers seem to be on the way out to make way for the scalability and dynamism of the cloud. Innovations in data center and AI composability showcased by Xilinx and Micron...
