Understanding Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads.

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, locating a single record in a large table can ...

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 ...

I wanted to get some suggestions for scheduled maintenace on a SQL Server 2000 box that is hosting a relatively small database ( ...

First: Because indexes don't always help but do always increase the time it takes to update a table (though usually by a negligible amount) you should always run a test. Before applying an index to a ...