Guy talks about an interesting incident involving performance problems in a virtual environment.

And also, we talk about the SSMS StatisticsParser extension and the question of SSMS extensions in general.

Relevant links:

• vmware.com/docs/sql-server-on-vmware-best-practices-guide
• Hyper-V and SQL Server Best Practices: What We Wish You Knew - SQL Server Consulting - Straight Path Solutions
• Announcing the SSMS StatisticsParser Extension - Brent Ozar Unlimited®
• SSMS Extension List
• Statistics are not collected when creating new table and indexes and loading data after. · Issue #990 · olahallengren/sql-server-maintenance-solution