sp_spaceused shows the total index size of a table. My puzzle for you: write a query that adds the size of each index to the sys.indexes list.
SQL SERVER – 2005 2008 – Backup, Integrity Check and Index Optimization By Ola Hallengren
Ola Hallengren’s free scripts for backup, integrity check and index optimization in SQL Server 2005 and 2008, with notes from Ola on how they work.
SQL SERVER – Disable CHECK Constraint – Enable CHECK Constraint
Need to disable CHECK constraint validation for a bulk load? Here is how, and how to enable it again with WITH CHECK CHECK CONSTRAINT, the syntax with CHECK twice.
SQL SERVER – Removing Key Lookup – Seek Predicate – Predicate – An Interesting Observation Related to Datatypes
Seek Predicate beats Predicate. An observation from a query optimization project on removing key lookup and how datatypes decide which one you get.
SQL SERVER – How to Enable Index – How to Disable Index – Incorrect syntax near ‘ENABLE’
ALTER INDEX with ENABLE fails with Incorrect syntax near ‘ENABLE’. To enable index after you disable it for a bulk load, you rebuild it instead.
SQL SERVER – Comic Slow Query – SQL Joke
After Community TechDays in Ahmedabad, many asked for the Comic Slow Query strips I showed in my index session. Here are both, one from before and one after.
SQL SERVER – Query Optimization – Remove Bookmark Lookup – Remove RID Lookup – Remove Key Lookup – Part 3
Part 3 of how to Remove Bookmark Lookup, RID Lookup and Key Lookup. A covering index holds every column the query uses in SELECT, JOIN and WHERE.