SQL Server 2012 introduced a concept called columnstore indexes that was later added to all editions starting with SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1. Traditional database indexes have a tree ...

Do keep in mind that the sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats dynamic management view is reset to all zeros every time the SQL Server instance is restarted, so don't restart SQL Server then disable ...

SQL Server 2012 includes a lot of new and exciting features ... Microsoft recommends that you place columnstore indexes on all of the columns in a given table. The recommendation essentially says “If ...

I wanted to get some suggestions for scheduled maintenace on a SQL Server 2000 box that is hosting ... integrity check that reorganizes data and index pages, removes unused space from database ...

Reindexing tables is an important part of good database housekeeping, because it reorganizes the indexes and restores speedy access. Microsoft's SQL Server has a handy command that rebuilds all ...

Instead, Microsoft is now working to stitch all these ... analytics on SQL Server itself? There are new capabilities here as well, in the form of enhancements to columnstore indexes, which are ...

Now, as part of the May 2018 update to SQL Operations, the Redmond, Wash. software giant has given its seal of approval to the SQL Search extension from Redgate, a Microsoft SQL Server tools ...