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Asked: 2026-06-10T21:46:14+00:00

I have a big SQL Server 2012 database. I want to split it into

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I have a big SQL Server 2012 database.

I want to split it into preferences and data.

However I find that SQL Server does not seem to support the idea of dividing your data up into object oriented databases. It seems to rely on everything being in the same database.

For example foreign keys are not supported in database. Also cross database joins are a real pain to do.

How would someone typically go about doing this? Is it just a limitation of SQL Server that I should use the same DB for everything?

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    SQl Server provides partitioning feature. As per wikipedia

    A partition is a division of a logical database or its constituting elements into distinct independent parts. Database partitioning is normally done for manageability, performance or availability reasons

    1.Horizontal partitioning
2.Vertical partitioning

Each has it is own file group.it can be configured

    Visit this links that should help

    MSDN

    SQLAuthority

    I am sure there are plenty of tutorials out there.

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