Disk Partition Alignment De-Mystified

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Jimmy May has compiled a great white paper on Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server along with Denny Lee

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd758814.aspx

This is a must read for anyone configuring a disk subsystem for SQL Server.

Jimmy must be going for an award for good performance blogging articles along with two other good references

DMV All Stars
https://blogs.msdn.com/jimmymay/archive/2008/10/30/drum-roll-please-the-debut-of-the-sql-dmv-all-stars-dream-team.aspx

Wait Stats Introductory Reference
https://blogs.msdn.com/jimmymay/archive/2009/04/26/wait-stats-introductory-references.aspx