This is a very interesting test. I am sorry, I do not have any insight to offer. But I wanted to know if you also collected any data related to...

Hi,

Agree with Jeff, that a totally unbiased document will be hard to come by.
Apart from technical considerations and cost of ownership, I think one important aspect is...

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the pointer to FileTables and the link to get started.

As of now, I want to keep things simple for myself and so want...

Hi Alan,

Thanks a lot for these links. They both look good! I will spend some time studying these.
While cursorily glancing over both of these, I could not find...

Hi Grant, 

Sorry to make you a bit nervous 🙂
No, it is not your book!

I have not read your book yet. Before committing myself to reading...

from https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189035(v=sql.120).aspx

you can use the following command to shrink both the data and log of a db to include 10% free space for growth:

Thanks a lot Grant!