Benefit of multiple databases?

Hi !

We're designing our data model, and have found that we have two groups of tables (about 10 tables in each group). The tables within each group are dependent, but the two groups are independent of eachother.

Now, our two choices are:

1. Put all tables into one database.

2. Put the two groups into two separate databases.

For simplicity, option 1 is the winner. However, my question is, will there be noticeable peformance benefits by using two databases? (In which case, option 2 will be the winner).

Thanks,

Martin

There will be a memory overhead with have connections open to two databases, I would recommend using just a single SDF file for all your tables.