2018-05-10
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Indexing
Missing Index Impact and Join Type
Erik Darling shows how missing index requests have different impact numbers depending on the query's join type.
2018-04-26
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When Does Index Size Change Index Choice?
Erik purposely fragments indexes trying to slow down queries.
2018-02-15
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2018-02-06
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2018-06-07 (first published: 2018-01-13)
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2018-06-15 (first published: 2018-01-04)
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2017-11-02
1,047 reads
Indexing for Windowing Functions: WHERE vs. OVER
Erik Darling shows that if you take SQL Server's word when it asks for an index, things can go horribly awry.
2017-10-09
4,023 reads
2017-04-20
1,252 reads
Index Utilization Summary
This report shows all the Indexes on user defined table or view and how effectively they are being used in our project.
2017-04-20 (first published: 2017-04-10)
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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