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Optimizing Databases

Good database performance can be achieved implementing correct database design, hardware-based solutions, partitioning, and capacity planning for tempdb optimization.

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Topic Description

Database Performance

Provides guidelines for improving database performance.

About Hardware-based Solutions

Describes hardware-based solutions such as RAID (redundant array of independent disks) devices and vertical and horizontal partitioning.

Optimizing tempdb Performance

Provides guidelines for improving the performance of the tempdb system database.

Capacity Planning for tempdb

Describes the changes that have been made to the tempdb system database in SQL Server 2005 and provides guidelines for determining the appropriate amount of disk space required for tempdb.

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Other Resources

Maintaining Databases (Database Engine)
Implementing Databases
Designing Databases
Understanding Databases
Databases (Database Engine)

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance