• SQl doesn't drop it's memory usage unless restarted or the server is under memory pressure or max server memory is reconfigured to a low value. Please read chapter 4 of that book.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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