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…