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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #2

SQL Server According to Bob

As ​​ the ​​ administrator of a SQL Server 2005 installation, ​​ you will find that ​​ visibility into ​​ the ​​ SQL Server ​​ I/O ​​ subsystem ​​ has been ​​ significantly increased.

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Linux Load Averages: Solving the Mystery

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The oldest change in the entire Linux repo dates back to 2005, when Linus imported Linux 2.6.12-rc2, They are demand on the system, albeit for software resources rather than hardware resources. ## Decomposing Linux load averages Can the Linux load average value be fully decomposed into components? This, too, was a dead end.

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