http://blogs.technet.com/b/sqlpfeil/archive/2012/07/14/four-tips-for-sql-tuning-for-sharepoint-part-3-tempdb.aspx&#160; &#160; One of the focal points in SQL Server Tuning for SharePoint is around the TEMPDB. A lot of performance issues are caused by the performance of the TEMPDB. TEMPDB is one of the four system databases. Master is the database that contains allen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/sqlpfeil/archive/2012/07/14/four-tips-for-sql-tuning-for-sharepoint-part-3-tempdb.aspx#3555601Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:32:00 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3555601Emmanuel ISSALY<p>Excellent series for non DBA like me, a lot of infos i suspected but couldn&#39;t find in one place. Now, where&#39;s part 4? :)</p> <p>I also got a question i have difficulty with : Given large DBs (say 5To+), do you keep dumping sql backups to local drives, then saving to network? or do you dump directly to the SAN (with the prospect of saturating network and I/O of the information system if you do a full backup)</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3555601" width="1" height="1">