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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 ...

Partitioning is a database design technique when data is split across multiple tables or databases but is logically still one table. This technique is proper when dealing with large tables, as it can ...