Marco Santucci

Maximizing Storage I/O Performance for Microsoft SQL Server workloads on Oracle OCI IaaS.

Post published:4 February 2026
Post category:Cloud Technology Tutorial

Running Microsoft SQL Server on Oracle OCI IaaS can deliver excellent performance, but only if the storage layer is designed and validated correctly. Too often, performance issues are attributed to the database engine while the real bottleneck sits in an improperly configured or untested storage setup. In this article, I walk through a storage configuration specifically designed for SQL Server workloads on Oracle OCI, focusing on block volume layout, attachment type, and I/O characteristics. The setup is not theoretical: it…

Hybrid and Multi-Cloud as an Operational Standard: Why It Matters

Post published:20 January 2026
Post category:Cloud Technology

For many enterprises today, cloud computing is no longer a single destination. The old idea of “all workloads in one public cloud” is giving way to a more pragmatic strategy that mixes on-premises systems, public clouds, and multiple cloud providers. This is not just a technical trend. It’s a business strategy that delivers more control, flexibility, and cost effectiveness for decision makers at the top. What Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Really Mean Let’s break down the terms in business terms: Hybrid…

Stop Buying the Wrong Storage

Post published:12 January 2026
Post category:Cloud Technology

How to Choose the Right Storage Platform for Each Workload Every few years the storage industry reinvents the same lie. One platform that does everything. Vendors love it because it simplifies sales. Architects love it because it simplifies diagrams. Technicians hate it because physics still exists. Latency, throughput, metadata handling, failure domains and recovery behavior are not marketing features. They decide whether a platform is fast, stable or painful to operate. When storage is chosen wrong, no amount of tuning…