In this survey I'd like to know if you regularly reboot SQL Server. There are two parts to this: a) no or yes with frequency b) if yes, why?
If you answer the survey on the right, please also answer the one on the left to give the frequency of reboot/restart – thanks!
I'll report on the results in a couple of weeks. Comments are disabled to avoid polluting the results.
Thanks!
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