We used an EMC box at my previous job. It was great! I don't remember it costing 8 figures though... I remember something around half a mil, but I could be wrong since I didn't write the check for it.
But anyway... if your serious about your data, and judging by the amount of data you are planning to store I would guess you are, then EMC is who you should talking to. They are totally first rate!
If I didn't respond to this I know of a friend of mine who would want to beat me for not doing so.
I run a Sony STR-DA50ES as my dolby digital receiver. It has lots of inputs, esspeically optical, and is very user friendly. There is a newer version out called the STR-DA555ES. There isn't much difference between the two. It'll run you about 800-1k... I don't remember the exact number.
I didn't like the sound of the power amplifier section of the Sony (don't take my word, be your own judge) so I mated the Sony to a Sunfire Cinema Grand. I love the Cinema Grand but it is outside most peoples budget at $2K+. So the Sunfire made the power amp section sound perfect.
For speakers I am running a pair of Alesis Monitor One's as my left and right mains. These are studio reference monitors and not for everyone. They make great recordings sound as they were meant to be heard and bad recordings well sound not so good. They are very true to the source material with the best midrange clarity I have heard to date. I am using a set of Klipsch for my center and rear channels but there's nothing special about them. They were the closest thing I could find that sounded like my Alesis monitors and then I had to fine tune the EQ on those channels to get them even closer. I'm not overly impressed with the Klipsch, that's why I don't mention the model numbers, but they work.
Keep in mind. Speakers are VERY subjective. We all hear differently and we like different tonal balances. And naturally, everyone likes to think that they have the right answer for you. Don't listen to anyone who says "Oh man you gotta get this one cause it's the best!!" Get what is best for you and your budget. Also keep in mind what material you listen to and the room where you will be doing your listening. You may love one set of speakers in one room, but hate them in yours.
In buying speakers, spend as much as you can on the mains (front left and right) and as little on the center and rear (assuming you want surround sound). The reason why is most likely you won't be able to afford your ideal setup right off the bat. For listening to music, you only use the mains and not the surrounds, so skimping on the mains so you can get better surround speakers doesn't make any sense because you will never be happy with them and you will eventually want to replace all of your speakers, rather than just the ones you bought cheaply.
OK, I would just like to point out that this "issue" is not new with SQL Server 7.0. Version 6.5 was just released with the exact same "issue". So don't go playing this like it is something that was just discovered.
Second, someone using SQL Server for a production database who doesn't have the sense to RTFM deserves to have their DB busted into.
Sorry to get my panties in such a ruffle over this, but it is just another stupid, "Look what M$ is doing wrong" campain. People using SQL Server should know what they are doing, if they don't then they should get out of the kitchen because obviously they shouldn't be there in the first place.
BTW - Have a great day:)
FYI - "is Via trying to make a run on the high end processor market or are they trying to compete with AMD and Cyrix?" Via bought Cyrix and has essentially killed the Cyrix name. So no, they aren't trying to compete with Cyrix:)
For the next comment, I would like to compare the CPU war with the old video tape wars between VHS and BetaMAX. I would liken Intel to the VHS and AMD to the BetaMAX. In that battle, the best didn't win. They only reason VHS won was due to marketing and brand recognition.
To say that Intel always comes on top is very arrogant. Intel CPU's don't compare to the likes of an Alpha, but neither does it compare to an AMD Athlon. The only reason the AMD Athlon performs a few points better than Intel is because almost every compiler out there is optimized for the Intel achitecture and not AMD's. This isn't to say that Intel makes a terrible product, actually they make a very good product, it is just recently that Intel has been caught standing on there heels.
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We used an EMC box at my previous job. It was great! I don't remember it costing 8 figures though... I remember something around half a mil, but I could be wrong since I didn't write the check for it.
But anyway... if your serious about your data, and judging by the amount of data you are planning to store I would guess you are, then EMC is who you should talking to. They are totally first rate!
I run a Sony STR-DA50ES as my dolby digital receiver. It has lots of inputs, esspeically optical, and is very user friendly. There is a newer version out called the STR-DA555ES. There isn't much difference between the two. It'll run you about 800-1k... I don't remember the exact number.
I didn't like the sound of the power amplifier section of the Sony (don't take my word, be your own judge) so I mated the Sony to a Sunfire Cinema Grand. I love the Cinema Grand but it is outside most peoples budget at $2K+. So the Sunfire made the power amp section sound perfect.
For speakers I am running a pair of Alesis Monitor One's as my left and right mains. These are studio reference monitors and not for everyone. They make great recordings sound as they were meant to be heard and bad recordings well sound not so good. They are very true to the source material with the best midrange clarity I have heard to date. I am using a set of Klipsch for my center and rear channels but there's nothing special about them. They were the closest thing I could find that sounded like my Alesis monitors and then I had to fine tune the EQ on those channels to get them even closer. I'm not overly impressed with the Klipsch, that's why I don't mention the model numbers, but they work.
Keep in mind. Speakers are VERY subjective. We all hear differently and we like different tonal balances. And naturally, everyone likes to think that they have the right answer for you. Don't listen to anyone who says "Oh man you gotta get this one cause it's the best!!" Get what is best for you and your budget. Also keep in mind what material you listen to and the room where you will be doing your listening. You may love one set of speakers in one room, but hate them in yours.
In buying speakers, spend as much as you can on the mains (front left and right) and as little on the center and rear (assuming you want surround sound). The reason why is most likely you won't be able to afford your ideal setup right off the bat. For listening to music, you only use the mains and not the surrounds, so skimping on the mains so you can get better surround speakers doesn't make any sense because you will never be happy with them and you will eventually want to replace all of your speakers, rather than just the ones you bought cheaply.
OK, I would just like to point out that this "issue" is not new with SQL Server 7.0. Version 6.5 was just released with the exact same "issue". So don't go playing this like it is something that was just discovered. Second, someone using SQL Server for a production database who doesn't have the sense to RTFM deserves to have their DB busted into. Sorry to get my panties in such a ruffle over this, but it is just another stupid, "Look what M$ is doing wrong" campain. People using SQL Server should know what they are doing, if they don't then they should get out of the kitchen because obviously they shouldn't be there in the first place. BTW - Have a great day :)
FYI - "is Via trying to make a run on the high end processor market or are they trying to compete with AMD and Cyrix?" Via bought Cyrix and has essentially killed the Cyrix name. So no, they aren't trying to compete with Cyrix :)
For the next comment, I would like to compare the CPU war with the old video tape wars between VHS and BetaMAX. I would liken Intel to the VHS and AMD to the BetaMAX. In that battle, the best didn't win. They only reason VHS won was due to marketing and brand recognition.
To say that Intel always comes on top is very arrogant. Intel CPU's don't compare to the likes of an Alpha, but neither does it compare to an AMD Athlon. The only reason the AMD Athlon performs a few points better than Intel is because almost every compiler out there is optimized for the Intel achitecture and not AMD's. This isn't to say that Intel makes a terrible product, actually they make a very good product, it is just recently that Intel has been caught standing on there heels.