In the previous episode we discussed the basics of using indexes, what they are, how to use them, along with some common problems and solutions. One of the problems you will certainly face as time passes is index fragmentation. While indexes will certainly help your database perform well, they do require care and feeding--meaning there is some administrative overhead.
In this episode, we continue our conversation with Randolph West and discuss what we can do to take care of indexes and keep them well maintained over time. There is an option to use default maintenance plans and to do fragmentation and updating statistics, but should you use them? What are the alternatives? We didn’t forget to consider strategies for deciding which indexes to keep and which can be dropped.
The shownotes for today’s episode is found at http://sqldatapartners.com/2017/02/08/episode-82-indexes-part-2/ and have fun on the SQL trail.
Episode 156: Social Intelligence
Episode 155: Data Science
Episode 154: Test Driven Development
Episode 153: SQL Trail 2018 Retrospective
Episode 152: Do you use Analysis Services?
Episode 151: Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Episode 150: The SQL Data Partners Team
Episode 149: Managing lots of databases
Episode 148: High Performance SSRS
Episode 147: Always Encrypted
Episode 146: SQL Trail Speakers
Episode 145: Is SSIS still relevant? Part 2
Episode 144: Is SSIS still relevant? Part 1
Episode 143: Transitioning from DBA to Data Warehouse Architect
Episode 142: Do You Have a HEAP of Hurting?
Episode 141: Wait, Wait, What?
Episode 140: Why data types matter
Episode 139: Getting Started with SQL Server in Azure
Episode 138: Meeting of the Minds
Episode 137: You want to work with Analytics?
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