Hi Everyone,
I have a small client with a Dell T110II that acts as DC/DNS/File Server/Database Server. Server specs are below. Files being served are fairly minimal - folder redirection and a few other files in a mapped drive. The database is a small custom POS solution that runs on SQL Express. Around 10 clients connect to it.
Recently I've been asked to look at complaints of slow performance with the SQL program, in conjunction with the software developers. The slowness is all the time, but especially noticeable when running reports or backing up the database (which is just over 2GB). Depending on who you ask, 'it has always been slow', but this server is 5 years old and only recently has it been worth troubleshooting.
The software developer does not have listed hardware requirements, nor can he figure out what the problem is. However,...