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How can I determine what is using a particular resource (table, view, or function, etc) on my SQL Server?

I've been looking for tables that could use better indexing. I've created a stored procedure that provides a list of tables that have no indexes other than a primary key: CREATE PROCEDURE ...
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Best practice around sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats in SQL Server

I have a fairly simple query using sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats that identifies missing indexes in my SQL Server database. This is pretty commonly used. My question is how do I identify which ...
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Is Reorganizing Indexes required after ShrinkDatabase or can I just reogranize index with fragmentation more than 10%?

I am a new DBA to a SQL 2005 production Report server. My predecessor created a Maintenance Plan with 4 tasks: CHECKDB; SHRINKDATABASE (N'DB1',10,TRUNCATEONLY); it seems to be running a REORGANIZE on ...
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Finding stored procedures with missing indexes

How to scan for stored proc that need indexes to be created. Anyone have any idea? Basically we have stored procedures that run very slowly. I'm wondering if there is some kind of automated script ...
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Optimizing an audit table for inserts and deletes

I'm trying to identify the best way to design a table for audit purposes. Basically I log several last events for many users in one table. There's a limit on the number of records for each user. The ...
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What am I doing wrong with the Database Tuning Advisor?

My background: I'm a dev/architect, not a DBA. Sorry! So we have a ~400 table 75GB database. I ran Profiler for ~24 hours ("Tuning" template minus LoginName) and have ~7GB of usage recorded in a ...
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Determining if indexes are redundant

I have a table with the following structure: Id (int identity PK) FooId (int FK) BarId (int FK) QuxId (int FK) Other fields The following indexes have been defined: PK (Id), clustered Index1 ...
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Can indexing views in SQL Server 2005+ speed up SELECT count(*) from a View?

My initial question was How does someone determine if it is a good idea to index a view?. Update: My underlying assumption was that indexing views speeds them up. This is apparently not sensible, ...
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Adding a Clustered index to a HEAP table on someone else's app

We're using a proprietary application based on SQL Server 2005, which has many HEAP based tables (that is, no Clustered index). Over the years, these tables have grown badly fragmented (e.g. 99% ...
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What factors go into an Indexed View's Clustered Index being selected?

Breifly What factors go into they query optimizer's selection of an indexed view's index? For me, indexed views seem to defy what I understand about how the Optimizer picks indexes. I've seen this ...
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index maintenance strategy if few insertion points relative to # of rows

In SQL Server 2008 R2, I have a nonclustered covering index on multiple tables with 100M+ rows. The table has a few thousand "insertion points" where all new inserts happen. This means that regardless ...
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SQL Server Database Engine Tuning Advisor vs DMV queries

What is the best way to tune the indexes on my production database? I normally use the following query : SELECT user_seeks * avg_total_user_cost * (avg_user_impact * 0.01) AS [index_advantage], ...
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What is a good guideline for sampling for statistics updates

Scope: A billion record table that is indexed in 10 ways. Rate of change per day is 1/2 a percent. Some of the indexes are monotonously increasing (datetime/timestamp), yet the common queries most ...
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Viable strategies for rebuilding indexes online in SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard edition?

We use SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard edition (we can't afford Enterprise edition on all our production database servers) and have to periodically maintain the critical indexes (rebuilding/reorganizing) ...
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Filtering data ordered by rowversion

I have a SQL table of data with the following structure : CREATE TABLE Data( Id uniqueidentifier NOT NULL, Date datetime NOT NULL, Value decimal(20, 10) NULL, RV timestamp NOT NULL, ...
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Where to place non clustered index

Execution plan clearly showing that one of my table used in query is useing Clustered Index Scan. From this node, how can i guess that which columns should be part of my non clustered index key and ...
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SQL server indexing foreign keys, covering indexes included columns

I have pulled a list of FK's that do not have indexes on them. If a FK does not have a dedicated index on them but are part of wider indexes used for covering queries, Should they have a dedicated ...
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Primary key vs. unique index: performance difference with foreign keys?

Will there be any difference in performance if you compare a query fetching data via a join between two tables where there's a relationship against either of the following: A primary key A unique ...
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Indexing or changing one-to-many relationship

I have these two Microsoft SQL Server 2005 tables: ObjectLicenses (ObjectLicenseID [PK]; ObjectID; LicenseType; LicenseNumber) 1|1|A|000001 2|1|A|000002 3|1|B|000003 4|2|C|000004 Objects (ObjectID ...
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Index Strategies on Text or NVARCHAR(MAX) Fields

I have the following query (simplified for question) I'm trying to speed up for a read only DB ... SELECT [sysid] ,[Date]=CONVERT(CHAR, DATEADD(D, [date], '1800-12-28'),101) ,[From]=[from_addr] ...
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How will large index INCLUDE fields effect system performance?

This question is about SQL Server index performance with a varchar(2000) as an INCLUDE in a covering index. I’m trying to improve performance in an slow and unstable database application. In some ...
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Should I use many single field indexes, instead of specific multi column indexes?

This question is about the effectiveness of a SQL Server indexing technique. I think it is known as "index intersection". I'm working with an existing SQL Server (2008) application that has a number ...
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What is the difference between ALTER INDEX and DBCC DBREINDEX?

Is the only difference between ALTER INDEX [index_name] on [object_name] REBUILD with (ONLINE=OFF, FILLFACTOR=90) and DBCC DBREINDEX([dbname], 90) just that the DBCC command will reindex all ...
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Is staggering reindexing jobs a good strategy?

I have inherited a server with 35 databases and a job that reindexes all tables on all databases (using sp_MSForEachTable). It's taking over 14 hours to complete and is now blocking other processes. ...
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How can an identity primary key index become fragmented?

From what I understand about index fragmentation, this should not be possible. The cases I have found in my databases are non-clustered. Example: ALTER TABLE [dbo].[ClaimLineInstitutional] ADD ...
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How to know when/if I have too many indexes?

Running Microsoft SQL Server Profiler every now and then, it suggests me with a bunch of new indexes and statistics to create ("...97% estimated improvement..."). From my understanding every added ...