Abstract
A SQL Server database is a collection of objects that allow you to store and manipulate data. In theory, SQL Server supports 32,767 databases per instance, although the typical installation usually has only several databases. Obviously, the number of databases SQL Server can handle depends on the load and hardware. It is not unusual to see servers hosting dozens or even hundreds of small databases.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Electronic Supplementary Material
Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Dmitri Korotkevitch
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Korotkevitch, D. (2016). Data Storage Internals. In: Pro SQL Server Internals. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1964-5_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1964-5_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Apress, Berkeley, CA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4842-1963-8
Online ISBN: 978-1-4842-1964-5
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied ComputingProfessional and Applied Computing (R0)Apress Access Books