SQL Server includes a set of dynamic management views which tell you what indexes the SQL Server database engine thinks need to be added.

Denny's SQL Secrets. Are Too Many SQL Server Indexes Hurting Your ... Do keep in mind that the sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats dynamic management view is reset to all zeros every time the SQL ...

How to Reindex SQL Tables. The indexes on a the tables of a large database make a huge difference in its performance and utility. Without an index, ...

I wanted to get some suggestions for scheduled maintenace on a SQL Server 2000 box that is hosting a relatively small database (Log in Register. ... SQL Server maintenance - indexes.

SQL Server 2012 includes a lot of new and exciting features. One feature that has caught the imagination of many in the user community is the high-performance feature called Columnstore Indexes.

Indexing is a critical part of database optimization. Indexing can dramatically increase query speed. However, DBAs still struggle with finding optimal indexes or optimal SQL plans. DBTA held a ...

SQL Server 2012’s ColumnStore Index stores data for columns you designate and then joins those database columns to give you a read-only, column-based index into the data (traditional indexes are ...