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markgeer, I have heard that VMWare ESX makes use of the resources more directly so I/O speeds are not so much affected, is that true?
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markgeer, I have heard that VMWare ESX makes use of the resources more directly so I/O speeds are not so much affected, is that true?

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I am aware there have been some questions like this in the past, e.g.:<br />
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23568579/Why-is-a-SQL-2005-slower-in-VM-than-on-the-host-physcal-machine.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+databas+physic+server+vm" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23568579/Why-is-a-SQL-2005-slower-in-VM-than-on-the-host-physcal-machine.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+databas+physic+server+vm</a><br />
I am wondering with the latest VMWare softwares such as VMWare Infrastructure 3, has this been resolved or should I stick to running a database on a physical server box?<br />

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I am aware there have been some questions like this in the past, e.g.:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Microsoft/Development/MS-SQL-Server/SQL-Server-2005/Q_23568579.html?sfQueryTermInfo=1+databas+physic+server+vm
I am wondering with the latest VMWare softwares such as VMWare Infrastructure 3, has this been resolved or should I stick to running a database on a physical server box?


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