As you've seen there are several things that you need to look for when deciding what indexes should be added to the SQL Server database engine. While Microsoft has tried to make it easier to find ...

Maintaining full-text indexes in SQL Server is crucial for efficient data retrieval, especially when dealing with large text-based datasets. Full-text indexing allows users to perform complex ...

Denny currently holds several of the Microsoft Certifications related to SQL Server for versions 2000 through 2008 including the Microsoft Certified Master as well as being a Microsoft MVP for ...

SQL Server 2014 CTP1 introduced hash indexes for memory-optimized tables. Hash indexes are very efficient for point lookups, when you know exactly the value you are looking for. However, they do not ...

Within SQL Server, indexes are used to speed up database operations, leading to high performance. The table can, therefore, have only one clustered index, which is usually done on the primary key. A ...

Microsoft's SQL Server has a handy command that rebuilds all indexes in a table. Oracle users typically rebuild each index in a table individually. Microsoft SQL Server ...

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The OLE DB Driver for SQL Server exposes the IIndexDefinition::CreateIndex function, which allows consumers to define new indexes on SQL Server tables. The OLE DB Driver for SQL Server exposes the ...

SQL Server 2008 comes with quite a few new features that have more stress on query performance such as filtered index. In this article, we will see how exactly filter indexes help SQL developers and ...