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If I update a column record in a table, will indexes that do NOT have this column in it be affected?

In terms of performance if I have a table like so: CREATE TABLE [TESTDATA].[TableA]( [Col1] [nchar](5) NOT NULL, [Col2] [nchar](2) NULL, [Col3] [float] NULL CONSTRAINT [TableA_PK] PRIMARY ...
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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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Unique Non Clustered Column in Partitioned table

We have partitioned one of our SQL Server tables on a Clustered Index datetime column, we have a Primary key Non-clustered index column with Identity data type and this column is setup as a ...
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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 ...