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Video: Part 5 - A Look at the Hardware Requirements: CPU, Memory and Hard Drives

  • ·Skill level: 100 (Beginner)
  • ·Run Time: 12:30
  • ·Instructor: Scott Whigham

Description:

The main topic of this video is the hardware, such as the CPU, memory, and hard drives, that is typically used in the SQL Server world.

Highlights from this video:
  • CPU needs
    • How many CPUs do I need to use?
  • Sufficient RAM (memory) for SQL
    • Requirements and "hot set"
    • RAID
      • RAID 0
      • RAID 1
      • RAID 5
      • RAID 1+0
and much more 

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Scott Whigham

Scott Whigham is the founder of LearnItFirst.com, one of the web's most extensive video training libraries focusing on technical training. Scott is also an experienced consultant, trainer, and author with more than a decade of hands-on experience working with SQL Server databases, writing and debugging applications using Visual Studio, and performance tuning. Scott designed the architecture (websites, class libraries, and database) for the LearnItFirst.com websites and, most re... (Scott's full bio can be found here)


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