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From SQL Server Performance]
Microsoft put a great deal of effort into SQL Server 2005 and 2008 to ensure that that the platform it is a real Enterprise class product. Im not going to write about all the new features in the OLTP Engine, in this article I will focus on Database Partitioning and provide a real world scenario.
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http://www.sql-server-performance.com/articles/reporting/Data_Warehouse_Partition_Strategies_p1.aspx