Example of partitioning tables in SQL Server. Contribute to KacprusJeden/SQL-Server-table-partitioning development by creating an account on GitHub.

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. The main difference between tempdb and other databases is the workload. With tempdb we are constantly creating and destroying objects such as temp tables. This ...

<p>SQL Server supports table partitioning, whereby a table can be carved into as many as 15,000 pieces, with each residing on its own fi legroup. Each fi legroup can be independently backed up.

These are enabled by default on indexes. SQL Server 2008 R2 also supports table partitioning. Because partitions divide data into separate objects, partitioning tables can improve overall performance.