What happens when we drop a column on a SQL Server table? Where's my space?
You have dropped a column and wondering why you haven't recovered any space? Let's take a look.
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How much Space can I expect to recover from a rebuild after dropping a column?
Check how much space you may expect to recover from a rebuild after dropping a column!
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Identify Tables With Dropped Columns
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Different Ways to Populate the List of Tables
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The role of forethought for a computer engineer
If you have ever played a game of chess against someone good, or perhaps against a computer, you know that a good player is always thinking multiple moves ahead. Being a DBA and/or a database programmer is like playing several chess games simultaneously.
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Cheat Sheet for SQL Server DBAs - Monitoring Current Activity, Blocking and Performance
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Oracle ASM: Migrating from UDEV devices to the ASM Filter Driver
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Where's the best place to live as a DBA?
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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