Why aren't those nonclustered indexes being used?
Along the same lines of improving database design and getting better performance on SQL Server (which [IMO] DOES take an experienced SQL Server database developer - but, we'll talk more about "whose...
View ArticleTipping Point Queries - More Questions To Really Test You!
OK, so this is interesting. I've got a few answers to my last survey (Tipping Point Query #1) and well, there's a good mix of answers (and, yes, some are correct! ;)). Be sure to go back and review...
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The Tipping Point Query Answers
OK, I'll definitely take a beating from all of you for having gone so long between my survey posts and now. I won't even go into the details but between some crazy work schedules, multiple sinus...
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A new and improved sp_helpindex (jokingly sp_helpindex8)
NOTE: I've released other versions of sp_helpindex since this post. Check out the category: sp_helpindex rewrites for all of the options! OK, I first blogged about re-writing sp_helpindex here as...
View ArticleMore considerations for the clustering key - the clustered index debate...
OK, I've talked about the clustering key many times. Here, I thought I'd bring together one final series of details (and links) to help you really understand why I'm so adamant about DESIGNING a...
View ArticleUSE THIS: sp_helpindex rewrites
I realize that I've created quite a few posts (and rewrites) around sp_helpindex and recently I've been recommending that most folks use my latest version (jokingly, this is sp_helpindex9) but it's...
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Indexes: just because you can, doesn't mean you should!
I've decided to create a new series of posts - just because you can, doesn't mean you should! These are going to go in a new category called "Just because" and I've already got a few lined up in this...
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Trusting the tools!
Well, it's been a crazy few weeks! Paul and I have been booked solid with client engagements, Immersion Events, conferences and other things (like chapter editing for the upcoming SQL Server Deep...
View ArticleHow can you tell if an index is REALLY a duplicate?
There's a lot of confusion around duplicate indexes and I think a lot of it has to do with how sp_helpindex (or even SSMS) display what's in an index. What's actually in the index - and how it's...
View ArticleRemoving duplicate indexes
SQL Server has a horrible habit of letting bad habits move forward (for the sake of backward compatibility [e.g. autoshrink]). And, I do understand *some* of the reasons for allowing some of these...
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