An index stores both the values of a table's columns and a system of directions that enable access to rows in that table by index value. Defining an index on a column or set of columns enables SAS, ...

The latest solutions in big data processing demand working with increasingly large amounts of data in ever shorter periods of time. In 2012, MS SQL introduced the ColumnStore (CS) Index.

How to Reindex SQL Tables. The indexes on a the tables of a large database make a huge difference in its performance and utility. Without an index, locating a single record in a large table can ...

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features ...

When you use index views in the right situations, they can dramatically improve the performance of SQL Server queries. Tim Chapman explains why performance testing is the best way to tell if ...