SQL Practices

RDBMS Programming

2 Stored Procedures to Tune Your Indexes

Source: SQL Server Magazine APRIL 2008

Thanks to  Bill McEvoy

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April 25, 2008 Posted by Philippe Almog | Indexes | , | No Comments Yet

Partitioned Tables and Indexes in SQL Server 2005

Table-based partitioning features in SQL Server 2005 provide flexibility and performance to simplify the creation and maintenance of partitioned tables. Trace the progression of capabilities from logically and manually partitioning tables to the latest partitioning features, and find out why, when, and how to design, implement, and maintain partitioned tables using SQL Server 2005.

Source: Microsoft Technet Kimberly L. Tripp January 2005

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January 25, 2008 Posted by Philippe Almog | Indexes | , | No Comments Yet

Online Index Operations

Introduced in SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition, the online index feature provides a powerful way to perform maintenance operations such as rebuilding or creating indexes in a production system without sacrificing DML concurrency. This paper provides a detailed discussion of the index process and provides guidelines and best practices for implementing this feature in a production environment.

Source: Microsoft SQL Server Best Practices March 2007

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January 25, 2008 Posted by Philippe Almog | Indexes | , , | No Comments Yet