I need to split tables into multiple file groups. My queries contains join between these tables that will be in different file groups. Does this cause bad performance on my queries?
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1"I need to split tables into multiple file groups." why? – David Browne - Microsoft Apr 14 '22 at 20:41
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2*Does this cause bad performance on my queries*, No. Although no one is in a better postition to test it than you are. – Stu Apr 14 '22 at 20:43
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@DavidBrowne-Microsoft Some tables are archive – ahmad valipour Apr 14 '22 at 21:01
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My queries contains join between these tables that will be in different file groups. Does this cause bad performance on my queries?
No. If you split a database into two separate filegroups on the same disk, you should see no material performance difference. Obviously if you put one of these filegroups on a slower disk queries could be impacted.

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