Microsoft’s Bradley Ball dives into the inner workings of SQL Server indexing to help developers and DBAs speak the same ...

Indexing is a critical part of database optimization. Indexing can dramatically increase query speed. However, DBAs still struggle with finding optimal indexes or optimal SQL plans. DBTA held a ...

Q&A Denny Cherry's Top Tips for Indexing SQL Server Tables A SQL Server expert gives his take on the absolute, No. 1, very worst thing IT pros can do when it comes to indexing. By Becky Nagel 10 ...

This article explores the internals of Oracle9i indexing; reviews the standard b-tree index, index-only tables, and how these indexes may increase the speed of Oracle SQL queries.

SQL Server 2012 also brings a new type of index called a column store index. Traditional indexes store data for each row and then join all those rows to complete the index.

Yes, the data is the same, but the indexes are on completely new pages. When you perform a DBCC DBREINDEX, SQL Server logs only extent allocation (eight-page units) instead of each row or page ...