Hi ALl,
I know there are many forum posts on this subject but i kind of want a definitive answer from MSFT or MSFT-affiliated. Using hardware specs (say 64GB, 8 CPU), is there a performance benefit from going to Enterprise edition from Standard edition. I know the database engine is the same between the two.
NO, we do not use any of the Enterprise-level features.
The reason i wanted to post is because of this article (but it related to SQL 2005) - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/boduff/archive/2008/01/24/why-should-i-use-sql-enterprise-edition.aspx
1) Lock Pages in Memory
2) Advanced Scanning (aka Merry-go-round scan)
3) Larger Read Ahead Buffering on Storage Devices
4) Large Page Extensions
5) Parallel index Operations - probably no impact to performance outside maintenance task
Would these enterprise-only properties be a valid reason to go to Enterprise edition on SQL 2008?
Thanks in advance.