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How to predict database size?

One of requirments for database which I am building is to predict database size to prepare hardware for production environment. Aapplication has 2 main tables wchich are partitioned. Tables are in 8 ...
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Maximum size transaction log and impact

I was doing some research on what the recommended maximum size for the transaction log, but I cannot find any substantiate or documented answer. I learned that a log size of about 25 - 50 percent of ...
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Why is my SQL Server database file so large?

I have a relatively simple database that is over 300MB on disk. When I look at the table data it adds up to just over 5MB. Please see the screenshot below: This screenshot can also be seen here. If ...
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suddedenly increased in size of Log files form 32GB to 70 GB [duplicate]

I am not DBA ,but I need to check on the size of database files . my database log files earlier was around 32 GB but from last few days it starts increasing and finally reached to 70 GB . first I ...
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Delete log to increase DB space?

I'm running SQL Server 2008 Express and hitting the 4GB size wall. I'd like to make some space to give me time before i migrate to a larger DB. I don't need my transaction log. So, can i delete ...
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Shrinking the log file does not reduce size

I have a database which has a 350 MB data file (.mdf) and a 4.9 GB log file (.ldf). The recovery model is set to FULL. When I try to shrink the log file, it's not shrinking. I know shrinking a ...
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