http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ryan.stonecipher/atom.aspxTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)2008-12-29T11:58:00Zhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/ryan.stonecipher/archive/2008/12/31/tempdb.aspx2008-12-31T21:09:00Z2008-12-31T21:09:00ZSunilA has a great set of posts out on the SQL Server Storage Engine blog about managing TEMPDB. It's one of those issues that never seems to go away, so I always encourage folks to read the best practices out there and try to apply them to their environments. However, it always helps to start with the basics so we can understand the "WHY" rather than just the "WHAT". Anway, check them out: http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlserverstorageengine/archive/2008/12/21/tempdb-basics.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ryan.stonecipher/archive/2008/12/31/tempdb.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9258754" width="1" height="1">ryan.stonecipherhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ryan.stonecipher/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/ryan.stonecipher/archive/2008/12/29/i-m-back.aspx2008-12-29T22:58:00Z2008-12-29T22:58:00ZI'm so embarassed. I started this blog way back in 2005, and just ignored it all through the SQL Server 2008 development cycle. Now, I'm back with a vengence. I won't call it a New Year's resolution, since that's an instant recipe for not ever writing again, but I'll say that I'm committed. As a refresher, something about me. I'm a development lead in the SQL Server storage management team, within the core database engine. I joined Microsoft straight out of school in 2000 as a SQL Server support...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ryan.stonecipher/archive/2008/12/29/i-m-back.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9256113" width="1" height="1">ryan.stonecipherhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ryan.stonecipher/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashx