In Part 1 of this article we looked at a specific use case (probably exaggerated) that gave us an idea about how CPU and IO performance might be affected by a bad page split. We continue this analysis looking at what really happens to the data on the leaf pages of a clustered index with […]
2020-07-02
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In this tip we look at the impact of building SQL Server indexes in ascending versus descending order and the impact.
2020-02-04
Microsoft SQL Server has the feature to use “Included columns” for the creation of non-clustered indexes. This feature and its benefits and disadvantages will be explained in the following article. Included columns can be used to create a covering indexes without including all the data into the key columns. This covering index has the advantage […]
2019-09-17
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With origins from the world of “Submarine ‘Dolphin’ Qualification” questions, an “Oolie” is a difficult question to answer, or the knowledge or fact needed to answer such a question, that may or may not pertain to one's duties but tests one's knowledge of a system or process to the limit. Introduction Contrary to what many […]
2019-08-08
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In this tip we look at a PowerShell script you can use to collect index information for all of your SQL Server instances that you manage.
2019-06-26
Can be useful when inserting a lot of data into a table.
2019-02-26 (first published: 2019-02-14)
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This level of the Stairway to Exploring Database Metadata focuses on indexes and all the information you can gather about them.
2020-08-05 (first published: 2016-09-28)
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