Tag: performance
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Index with Included columns
Included column is a new feature in SQL Server 2005. When you add a column as an Included column, it gets stored at the leaf level of the index and it is not part of the index key. This only works for non-clustered indexes.
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Indexes
Indexes are used to speedup data access in the database. By using them one can quickly find the data in a table without having to read all the data from the tables. The index structure resembles an inverse tree similar to a directory structure. This tree begins with the 1st page of an index which…
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Filtered Index – SQL Server 2008
Introduction: Filtered index concept is new feature added from SQL Server 2008. A filtered index is an optimized nonclustered index, especially suited to cover queries that select from a well-defined subset of data. It uses a filter predicate to index a portion of rows in the table.
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Performance Counters
Few of my friends who wish to do a performance tuning in their servers, they asked me what are the counters that they should check that gave me an idea to prepare this document and publish across.
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Query Plans & Plan guides
Introduction: Most developer DBAs have tough time tuning TSQL part of the database and application. And most people leave in middle of it either frustrated or cant go beyond that. Here is a simple look on how to use the query hints and plan guides to tune the TSQL part of your database and application.