Almost all database workloads are now (or eventually will be) virtualized. High availability (HA) clusters using virtual servers provide the application protection needed to satisfy even the most ...

Microsoft has introduced native NVMe support in Windows Server 2025, calling it a “storage revolution” due to the potential performance gains it delivers. Modern NVMe devices, including PCIe Gen5 SSDs ...

Database admins are able to find storage performance problems easily using Performance Monitor. But why is it so hard to get storage administrators to find and fix storage performance problems? To ...

Microsoft has released Native NVMe support for Windows Server 2025, unlocking 80% IOPS gains, though admins must manually ...

Data security provider Druva Inc. today announced expanded support for Microsoft Azure, including cloud-native data protection for Azure SQL and Azure Blob Storage. The new protection builds on ...

Maintaining a SQL Server environment is a potentially complex endeavor. Here are 10 tips for ways you can minimize complexity and reduce stress. Based on my SQL Server consulting practice, here are ...

Microsoft's first attempt at creating a software-defined storage platform wasn't a big hit. Its updated version just might be. One of the most difficult things in designing IT infrastructure is to get ...