First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads. Here's how columnstore indexes work and what types of data ...

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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 ...

I wanted to get some suggestions for scheduled maintenace on a SQL Server 2000 box that is hosting a relatively small database (<=13GB). I already have a weekly integrity check that reorganizes ...

Why It Is Necessary to Establish Table Indexes in Databases. Using table indexes in databases enables you to find information within the database faster and more efficiently than not using table ...

In SQL Server 2012, the columnstore indexes are non-clustered and cannot be updated other than by rebuilding the entire index.