Improving SQL Server Query Performance with Indexes – Part 2

Description

Effective indexes are one of the best ways to improve performance in a database application. Without an index, the SQL Server engine is like a reader trying to find a word in a book by examining each page. By using the index in the back of a book, a reader can complete the task in a much shorter time, same way SQL Server uses the index to find data in a table. There is no. of aspects we need to look at before creating an index. Too many index or index in the wrong column also degrade the performance, thus we need to build the proper index to get the maximum performance with minimum resources and time. In this lab, we will look at different aspects that we need to look, before building an index. In the first exercise of this lab, we will look at index column order. In the second exercise, we will look at the missing index. In the third exercise, we will look at index fragmentation.

Exercise 1: Index Column Order
Exercise 2: Missing Index
Exercise 3: Index Fragmentation