Here are some oldies, but goodies that I recommend you read:Two Partitioning Peculiarities and Aggregates and PartitioningMost of us know that partitions are one of the best ways to scale very large databases or very large IO workloads.  However, there are risks, two of which are explored in detail by internals master Paul White ...

Aaron Bertrand (b | t) is on a roll this month's SQL Server performance highlights with more great articles from SQLPerformance.com. Troubleshooting AlwaysOn – Sometimes it takes many sets of eyesAaron Bertrand (b | t) hit some obstacles recently when configuring an Availability Groups lab environment. This post ...

Don't miss these great articles on SQLPerformance.com from the industry’s top experts:A Look At DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS and I/OErin Stellato (b | t) of SQLskills takes a deep look into the I/O impact of running DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS, including explaining why some check methods may consume a lot more I/O than others.The ...

I'm doing two new webcasts next week on Wednesday, December 19th, one in the morning and the other after lunch.   SSDs are a Game Changer for SQL Server Storage No, session is not exclusively about SSDs.  But this is my first session on IO and storage tuning that emphasizes SSDs over hard disks.  As Bob Dylan said ''Times, they ...