Included index

Predictable Index Fragmentation

This technical article provides an overview of how to produce specific levels of index fragmentation. Useful for creating test plans.

Aggregating Index usage information

This script aggregates index usage stats into a view.

Checking fragmented indexes

A quick script to check for fragmentation in a database and generate a list of defrag statments you can run.

Move non-clustered indexes (2005/2008)

Generates script

Missing Indexes in SQL Server 2005

Determining which columns to index in a table used to be a very time consuming process that was as much art as science. New author Ranga Narasimhan brings us an article that shows how SQL Server 2005 makes this much easier.

Moving Indexes

Working with filegroups and managing the location of your various objects can be a cumbersome task in SQL Server. New author Thom Bolin brings us a technique and some code that worked well for one of his clients.

Index covering

Index Metadata and Statistics Update Date for SQL Server

Statistics update date is stored as metadata on the SQL instance, but after a great deal of research against the system tables and DMVs I realized that this information is not readily exposed to the DBA via any other method than the STATS_DATE() function or the SQL Server Management Studio graphical user interface (GUI).

The Ultimate Missing Index Finder

Reports stats on what the query optimizer records in the DMVs as missing indexes and what it says the cost savings will be if they were present. Can limit by table / schema name patterns.