Optimizing Indexes

Table Index Store and Create

Query to save all index metadata

Disabling Indexes

Index Fragmentation for All Databases

Returns Top 25 fragmented indexes complete with full object name and index name.

Don’t Make Dumb Mistakes by Duplicating Indexes

Just today, I was reviewing the indexing of a database used by a third-party application. As part of my review, I ran a script against it that is used to identify duplicate indexes. The script I used was written Paul Nielsen, the author of the SQL Server...

Reindex SQL Tables

This stored procedure will reindex indexes based on the fragmentation lever.

Maximum No. of Indexes

How to create indexes on computed columns in SQL Server

There are certain requirements for creating indexes on computed columns and this tip shows you want needs to be done.

Reasons Why You May Not Want to Use a Heap

For a book project I am working on, I have started compiling a list of reasons why heaps aren't usually a good choice when designing a database. Now, I didn't say that heaps are always bad, but in most cases, I think they should be avoided so pleae read the list to see why.

SQL 2008 Indexes