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Horizontal partitioning separates rows by key fields; for example, all Arizona records are maintained in one index and New Mexico records in another, etc., or account numbers from 00001 to 49999 in ...

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 ...

Data Partitioning is a very useful feature in SQL Server 2005 and beyond. I have discussed this database feature in previous blog entries but it is also available in SQL Server Analysis Services which ...

Distributed Database Platform A robust, fault-tolerant distributed database platform that supports both SQL and NoSQL databases with advanced features like partitioning, replication, consensus, and in ...