A Clustered Indexed Table still needs ORDER BY to promise result order. I declare the order the reader or application requires.
Designing Tables for High Insert Rates
High insert rates depend on key choice, row width, index count, and retention design; learn a practical SQL Server table layout for sustained writes.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Create Script to Copy Database Schema and All The Objects – Stored Procedure, Functions, Triggers, Tables, Views, Constraints and All Other Database Objects
A step by step tutorial to create a T-SQL script that can copy database schema and all objects, like stored procedures, functions, triggers, tables and views.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Explanation and Script for Online Index Operations – Create, Rebuild, Drop
What are online index operations? SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition can create, rebuild and drop indexes without locking tables, and I explain how.
SQLAuthority News – Author Visit – Database Architecture and Implementation Discussion – New York, New Jersey Details
Notes from my database architecture meeting in New York and New Jersey: backup routines, index optimization and the maintenance tasks we discussed.
Index Maintenance on Modern Storage
Index maintenance on modern storage needs query evidence, page density, and statistics checks before you choose a rebuild or lighter action.
SQL SERVER – Comparison Index Fragmentation, Index De-Fragmentation, Index Rebuild – SQL SERVER 2000 and SQL SERVER 2005
What is Index Fragmentation and how do page splits cause it? How to measure it with DBCC SHOWCONTIG in SQL Server 2000 and sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats in 2005.