Comments on: Using Address Windowing Extensions (AWE) with SQL Server http://www.modhul.com/2007/11/08/using-address-windowing-extensions-awe-with-sql-server/ Experiences of a UK BizTalk Consultant Fri, 10 May 2013 06:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Francois Malgreve http://www.modhul.com/2007/11/08/using-address-windowing-extensions-awe-with-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Francois Malgreve Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:49:59 +0000 http://www.modhul.com/2007/11/08/using-address-windowing-extensions-awe-with-sql-server/#comment-27 Hi,

Interesting post!

And yes, the /3GB, /PAE, AWE are the necessary evils that many people are still using, the company I work for included.
If you intend to write a post about it, you might also want to include a paragraph on SQL Server 2005 64 bit, there is a very nice and short whitepaper about advantages of SQL Server 64 bit at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinfo/whitepapers/advantages-64bit-environment.mspx

I presonnally believe that for new server set up, there is no reason to not go for the 64 bits road, except would there be a compelling reason to not do so (i.e. some old app or driver for some sub system)

Anyway it’s just my 2 cents… or should I say pences? ;)

Francois Malgreve.

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