The conversation between Bob Dorr and Jose Fortuny also yielded some additional insights in the following discussion.  Keep in mind that Bob and Jose were discussing very specific results from a specific test run and test environment.  However, the conversation provides several useful tips.    First, notice that the ...

I recently had the enormous good fortune to broker a conversation between PSS uber-engineer, Robert “Bob” Dorr and Jose Fortuny. (If memory serves me, Bob is no longer in PSS and is now a member of the SQL Server development team.  So I especially appreciate Bob’s willingness to help out on something that is outside of his core job.)  ...