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What Adrian Did Next?—?Part 2?—?Sun Microsystems

Adrian Cockcroft

The early days at Sun Cambridge were special, I absorbed a lot about networking and the technical side of the role from my fellow systems engineer Martin Baines, and we were driving all over the region in cool company cars (I had a Citroen BX 16V) selling a really hot product.

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #2

SQL Server According to Bob

This White Paper is for informational purposes only. url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/sparse_files.asp ) ​​ on the ​​ Microsoft Developer Network ​​ (MSDN). Remove the ​​ power cord ​​ that supplies ​​ power to storage devices.

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #1

SQL Server According to Bob

This White Paper is for informational purposes only. Stable Media Stable media is often confused with physical storage. SQL Server defines stable media as storage that can survive system restart or common failure. For example, many high-end installations contain multiple I/O storage devices. SQL Server 7.0

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