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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Designing an appropriate set of indexes can be one of the more troubling aspects of developing efficient relational database applications. Perhaps, the most important thing you can do to assure ...

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