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What Happens if I Shrink a Database in Windows Azure?
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What Happens if I Shrink a Database in Windows Azure?

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11/20/13 At some point in your career as a data professional, you are going to fill up an entire drive with data. It is not a question of “if,” but a matter of “when” this will happen. When the files in question are SQL Server ... The post What Happens if I Shrink a Database in Windows Azure? appeared first on SolarWinds Blog.
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