• Do not automatically create all the indexes that the missing index DMVs suggest, that's a good way to severely over-index and hinder performance.

    Evaluate what the missing index DMVs suggest, examine the existing indexes, test the suggestions, implement what's useful.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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