How to Think Like the Engine: Index Column Order Matters a LOT ...
Nov 19, 2019 ... WHERE DisplayName = N'Brent Ozar';. DisplayName is in the nonclustered index, but we can't use it for seeks. If you ...
Why Ordering Isn't Guaranteed Without an ORDER BY - Brent Ozar ...
Apr 11, 2020 ... Because that index is the narrowest/smallest copy of the data that SQL Server needs to fetch. Let's examine the index sizes with sp_BlitzIndex:.
Does It Matter Which Field Goes First in an Index? - Brent Ozar ...
Index field order matters a LOT. In order to pick the right ...
Indexing Archives - Brent Ozar Unlimited®
Users ORDER BY Reputation DESC; 12345 CREATE INDEX Reputation ON dbo
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Index Key Column Order And Supporting Sorts - Brent Ozar ...
that need to sort large amounts of data, sometimes it makes sense to stick the ordering elements as the leading key column(s) in your index.
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Why Defragmenting Your Indexes Isn't Helping with Brent Ozar ...
Sep 1, 2017 ... It sounds like it makes sense – keep things in order, right? But you keep doing it, and SQL Server isn't getting any faster. You've even heard ...
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(Many thanks to Brent Ozar for building a repro script against the Stack Overflow database to prove this!) 1. Create 3 identical tables, but put ...
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Brent Ozar gives six scary surprises that can be avoided by the
We've got a new version of ConstantCare.exe that collects index and query metrics, then tells you what index and query changes to make in order ...