Speeding up Data Access Part 1 - Missing Indexes
In the first part of this series, learn how to pinpoint missing indexes in your databases.
2011-07-19
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Indexing
Reindex - Reorganize or Rebuild
In the first time you execute this procedure, might take a long time, but not in the next time. Later you can execute this procedure daily.
2011-08-10 (first published: 2011-07-06)
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Indexes, Indexes, Indexes
This article has a description of an index utilization tool that Ron Johnson uses to analyze the effectiveness and use of indexes in a system.
2012-07-04 (first published: 2011-07-05)
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Finding all Columns of an Index
This script helps to find all columns of an index on a table. Include columns covered (include)
2011-06-17 (first published: 2011-05-31)
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SQL Server Index Maintenance Performance Tuning for Large Tables
This article describes a real-world example of performance tuning index maintenance for a large table of approximately 1 billion rows.
2011-05-26
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2011-03-01
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Understanding Indexes
This article contains an introduction to SQL Server indexes and how they are used in your queries.
2011-02-15
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Unused Indexes in your databases
This Script allows you to determine the list of unused indexes in your databases.
For sys.dm_db_indexes_usage_stats, make sure that the last rebbot of the service sql allows you to conclude
2018-03-06 (first published: 2011-02-10)
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2011-02-03
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Query to get tables with no clustered indexes
Query to get tables with no clustered indexes(2K5,2K8,2K8 R2)
2011-02-14 (first published: 2011-01-28)
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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