Feb 26 2009
I Was In The Pool! Dealing With SQL Shrinkage.
Sure, we tell you not to do stupid things to your SQL instances: never turn on auto shrink, never turn on auto close, never NOT back up your databases, never use sa for anything – ever. Those things we still stand by. However, there are times you may need to shrink a database or not backup a database: the important thing is to know when it’s appropriate to do inappropriate things in SQL Server.
