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 ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work ...

Microsoft has announced general availability of SQL Server 2025, Fabric Databases, and Rebranded Azure DocumentDB at the ...

The most important performance-tuning technique available is having the needed indexes created on the tables to ensure that the SQL Server database engine is able to get the data that it needs to as ...

I'm familiar with the process and have a script that will touch every table in a specified database with the DBCC REINDEX command, however I'm having an unusual problem.<BR><BR>Due to the size of the ...

Microsoft Corp. today is introducing updates across its database portfolio as part of general availability announcements for Azure DocumentDB and SQL Server 2025.

Microsoft made a series of database announcements at the Ignite conference, including the general availability of SQL Server ...