Information is stored somewhere. Sometimes it’s not suited for its original location. If you’re running low on disk space, added a new drive array, or just curious; this is a simple procedure to move ...

Every SQL Server database has one primary data file (.mdf), and it is a mandatory file for the database. The .mdf file is crucial for the functioning of the database, as it holds the primary data that ...

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Partitioning can provide a number of benefits to a sharding system, including faster query execution. Let’s see how it works. In a previous post, I described a sharding system to scale throughput and ...