At the upcoming Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas developer conference, SQL expert Denny Cherry will share essential indexing ...

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 take several seconds; with the ...

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 (<=13GB). I already have a weekly integrity check that reorganizes data ...

Developers working with SQL Server often treat indexing as a DBA's domain--something happening "under the hood" that doesn't require much attention unless performance takes a hit. But ignoring the ...