The shared SQL is just under a lot of load over at FT right now, RZ alone has about 400 Q/S that's a fuckload. Plus add all the other FT customers shared SQL is just /crying/ right now. The solution would seem to not used shared SQL right? Wrong =p I don't think you understand how intensive 400 Q/S is. It wouldn't take no kiddie RAID it takes the big boys to handle something that intensive so the best bet is just to wait for Fran to upgrade the shared SQL box.
400 q/s is like pie