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Index Scan

SQL SERVER – Top 1 and Index Scan

April 1, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Index, SQL Operator, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Top, SSMS

Scans are not always bad they are there because they are needed. Let us see a very simple demonstration about Top 1 and Index Scan.

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maximum column

SQL SERVER – Maximum Column Per Index – 32

March 22, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Column, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Statistics

Well, the answer is you can have 32 Maximum Column Per Index but that does not mean you should have 32 indexes. Let us learn today.

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Index Compression

SQL SERVER – Data and Index Compression – Real-World Conversation

March 12, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Compression, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Today we are going to see a real-world conversation about Data and Index Compression in SQL Server. I recently discussed this with my client.

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SORT-IN-TEMPDB

SQL SERVER – Speed Up Index Rebuild with SORT IN TEMPDB

March 1, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB

In today’s blog posts that I have written about SORT IN TEMPDB which can be started on this topic. My client asked me how to speed up index rebuilding.

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sort in tempdb

SQL SERVER – Two Advantages of Sort in TempDB Options

January 19, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB

A client of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check asked me the advantages of enabling Sort in TempDB Options. Let us learn.

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compressed delay

SQL SERVER – Compression Delay for Columnstore Index

January 11, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
ColumnStore Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Today we will talk about the Compression Delay for Columnstore Index which I got the first-hand experience with my client of Performance Health Check.

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SQL SERVER – Columnstore Index and Fragementation

January 7, 2021
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
ColumnStore Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

One of the questions I had received from a client was about how to find out fragmentation in columnstore index. Let us discuss it today. 

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