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Clustered vs Nonclustered Index

My database currently has a primary Key/Clustered index on the ID column for each table. However, the application that connects to the database is always looking at views defined as: SELECT * FROM ...
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fundamental difference between Primary/Clustered and Secondary/Non-Clustered index

Are Primary Index and Clustered Index similar in concept Secondary Index and Non-Clustered Index similar in concept
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Large Fact table and partitioning key dilemma

I have fairly large fact table (2 billion records, approx 120 GB). This table is not partitioned and the queries are very slow to respond. I am planning to partition the table and indexes. The table ...
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Aren't two writes required to update a clustered index record

I was reading the article on indexes at simple-talk, where it is written that If a heap has a non-clustered index on it (as the primary key), and data is inserted into the table, two writes have ...
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How are indexes represented in an ERD?

What do indexes look like in an Entity Relationship Diagram? I've googled it and I'm unsure what the standard look of an index is in an ERD. And I'm talking about the crowsfoot diagram that includes ...
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Need for reaching data through clustered index with a non-clustered index

I have found that when a table has both clustered and non-clustered indexes (on different columns), the leaf level non-clustered pages, instead of pointing to the data row, point to the node of the ...