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Linked Server Risks

I'm implementing a new feature which requires data from databases on multiple servers. I just need to union data from all these servers and sort it. The two options that come to mind are: Use linked ...
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Performance difference between SQL Server Linked Server and direct query

A Management Studio query pane connected directly to a remote sql server executes and displays a simple table query of (SELECT * FROM table) in just under 2 seconds. The same Management Studio but ...