In the realm of database administration, SQL Server index optimization is a critical task that can significantly improve query performance. However, it's also a complex process that can easily go ...

First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads. Here's how columnstore indexes work and what types of data ...

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 ...

Subject: SampServer SampDB Statistics Report\nStatistics Maintenance Sproc report for server SampServer on database: SampDB\nFinished querying for statistics in need of update. Started At: 2022-03-15 ...

Denny's SQL Secrets When Should You Create New SQL Server Indexes? Here's how to spot when new indexes are needed to improve performance. By Denny Cherry 04/11/2014 ...

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 ...