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Migrating database from SQL Server 2005 Enterprise to SQL Server 2008 Standard

I'm attempting to migrate a database from SQL Server 2005 Enterprise to SQL Server 2008 Standard. I've run into an issue because there is a partition function defined in the database of the Enterprise ...
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Why do we have to use SWITCH in table partitioning?

I'm a beginner in SQL. I'd like to know what is the importance of SWITCH in table partitioning? I've created one table partitioned month-wise, with a total of 12 partitions. The ranges are: ...
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Table partitioning for archiving data

Scenario: two databases: DB_A and DB_Archive with one very big table called tableA. every day, records older than 60 days are deleted from DB_A and moved to DB_Archive mainly to leave thing ...
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Full-text index in partitioned table

I have a table with just over a million records with a full-text index. This table has been split in two in the past, and the data older than a certain date is moved to another table with the exact ...
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Inputs on handling large volumes of data for specific tables in SQL Server standard

I have large OLTP ERP database with 10 million records in few tables. The database size is as large as 10GB. I have few critical transaction tables like this: 1. Payments 2. Cheques etc., and each of ...
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Top 2 rows per partition from an absolute value date difference

I have a database of security camera footage in a denormalized database. I have Locations which have multiple Cameras which take multiple images. Location + Camera + image capture_date is the ...
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Will creating partitions reduce locking and how do we implement this in sql-server?

A client wants our application to process more data faster so arranged a meeting with their dba to discuss options. This application generates quite a lot of data that is used for reporting. Before ...
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Can I move rows between partitions by updating the partition key?

I would think that this would be a fairly simply question, but I've actually had a difficult time finding an answer for this. The question: Can you move rows of data within a partitioned table from ...