Jun 2, 2010 · These two videos (Clustered vs. Nonclustered Index Structures in SQL Server and Database Design 39 - Indexes (Clustered, Nonclustered, Composite Index) ) are very helpful …

Apr 22, 2010 · Something like this: SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS WHERE CONSTRAINT_NAME …

Dec 30, 2024 · The main differences are: 1) OFFLINE index rebuild is faster than ONLINE rebuild. 2) Extra disk space required during SQL Server online index rebuilds. 3) SQL Server locks …

3 Here is a script that will return SQL statements to recreate all the indexes in a database.

Indexes in SQL Server 2005/2008 – Best Practices, Part 1 Indexes in SQL Server 2005/2008 – Part 2 – Internals One thing to note, clustered indexes should have a unique key (an identity …

As a follow up to "What are indexes and how can I use them to optimise queries in my database?" where I am attempting to learn about indexes, what columns are good index candidates? …

So, how can I drop all indexes in a SQL database with one command? I have this command that will get me all the 20 or so drop statements, but how can I run all of those drop statements …

Correct. Indexes can be composites - composed of multiple columns - and the order is important because of the leftmost principle. Reason is, that the database checks the list from left to right, …

What are the different types of indexes, what are the benefits of each? I heard of covering and clustered indexes, are there more? Where would you use them?

Apr 20, 2009 · Using SQL Server 2016, this gives a complete list of all indexes, with an included dump of each table so you can see how the tables relate. It also shows columns included in …