2015-03-11
1,822 reads
Indexing
The Real World: Rebuilding Index - 1 Instance, 106 Databases
The article show a simple way we managed to schedule index rebuild and reorg for an SQL instance with 106 databases used by one application using a Scheduled job.
2015-02-17
6,525 reads
Grant Fritchey Reviews Minion Reindex
Grant Fritchey reviews Midnight DBA's Minion Reindex, a highly customizable set of scripts that take on the task of rebuilding and reorganizing your indexes.
2015-01-27
2,642 reads
SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Possible Duplicate Indexes
When a table has multiple indexes defined on the same columns, it produces duplicate indexes that waste space and have a negative impact on performance. This metric measures the number of possible duplicate indexes per database above a set threshold. You can then consider dropping the indexes and reverse the change.
2014-11-18
7,931 reads
2014-10-28
2,460 reads
Retrieve instance-wide index level fill factor information
This script retrieves all fill factor information for all indexes (clustered and non) when it is not set to 0 or 100
2014-10-24 (first published: 2014-10-14)
643 reads
Index rename to standards
Rename indexes according to pattern:
IX_<TableName>_<Col1>_<Col2>..
or
AK_<TableName>_<Col1>_<Col2>..
2014-10-06 (first published: 2014-09-04)
1,105 reads
Unique Indexes Are Code; Non-Unique Indexes Are Data
Unique indexes are the database developer's responsibility. Non-unique indexes can be more easily maintained directly on the production database by an automated process.
2016-05-06 (first published: 2014-06-26)
16,606 reads
Finding and Eliminating Duplicate or Overlapping Indexes
Duplicate & Overlapping Indexes can be a drag on write speed and disk resources. How do we find and eliminate them quickly and effectively?
2016-07-08 (first published: 2014-06-16)
46,677 reads
Reindex Procedure with a Twist (or two) the SQL
A 2012 update to "Reindex Procedure with a Twist (or two)":
2015-09-15 (first published: 2014-05-16)
4,436 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
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This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
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How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers