As computing power, memory and disk space are readily available on virtualization hosts, the Disk I/O is often over-looked. As a matter of fact, it’s the number one factor affecting performance of virtualized Microsoft SQL Server.

Whether using Microsoft HyperV, VMWare, Citrix XenServer or any other virtualization platform, SQL Server performance has been an issue for high-volume Microsoft Dynamics GP Environment with I/O and resource intensive workloads. Here are some of the causes of performance bottlenecks and suggested improvements that could be undertaken to improve SQL Server & Dynamics GP Performance in such cases.

A case study on performance issues in Microsoft Dynamics GP when IT department relocates SQL Server from a Physical Server to Virtual Host to accommodate increase in disk space and memory requirements.

Alba Spectrum has a goal of making Dynamics GP work the way you do. In addition to the business requirements we undertake, we are often approached by customers with questions about more common applications of GP. In our Resources section, we publish our responses to these questions. We hope this will provide you with another resource as you work to make Dynamics GP a more valuable part of your business information infrastructure. Dynamics GP Reources - Look to this section for articles rel...