SQL Index Rebuild vs Reorganize Comparison
This tip covers the differences and similarities between SQL Server index rebuild and index reorganize operations.
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Index cleanup : Harder than it looks
I’m not the first person to write about cleaning up unused or redundant indexes.
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SQL Server Filtered Index Essentials Guide
Learn about using filtered indexes for SQL Server tables and some of the potential issues you might be faced with when using a filtered index.
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SQL Server Resumable Index Operations
The ability to pause and then resume index rebuilds has been added to SQL Server. This is a fantastic feature, and with the release of SQL Server 2019, we can now replicate it on the actual create index process. Learn how to use this feature in this short article.
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SQL Server Indexes to Improve Query Performance
In this article, we look at how to design SQL Server indexes and why the way an index is created makes a difference in query performance.
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Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers