Tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2019 Avoid creating indexes on a view when the queries that use the view don’t contain JOINs or aggregations. In this case, the queries will not take advantages of the view’s indexes and the queries performance will be the same. Don’t create index on column(s) which values has low selectivity. For example,...
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Tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2017
Tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2017 Keep the indexes on the views as narrow as possible. Because each index takes up disk space try to minimize the index key’s size to avoid using superfluous disk space. This reduces the number of reads required to read the index and boost overall index performance. Try to create indexes on...
Some tips for using views in SQL Server 2016
Some tips for using views in SQL Server 2016 Use views to enhance security and conceal underlying data objects. For example, you can give to users the permission to access a view, which contain a restricted set of the columns and data, not allow selecting or updating the underlying data objects. By using views, the permission management could also be...
Some tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2016
Some tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2016 Consider creating two or more smaller views instead of creating a single large indexed view. Sometimes it can greatly improve performance especially if the underlying tables are located in different databases. Add an index to a view very carefully. When the underlying tables of the view are modified, the clustered […]
SQL Server 2014: User Views – (Part-2)
SQL Server 2014: User Views – (Part-2) Author: Basit A. Farooq Editor’s Note: In this second part, you’ll learn about the SCHEMABINDING requirement for creating indexed views, which are persisted views. You’ll also learn that local partitioned views are being deprecated, though partitioned views based on federated servers are still commonly used. Creating views by using SQL […]
Some tips for using views in SQL Server 2014
Some tips for using views in SQL Server 2014 Consider using indexed views. Indexed views can significantly improve the performance of an application because the result set of the indexed view is stored and indexed in the database. You do not need to modify your existing applications to take advantage of the performance improvements with indexed views. The indexed view...
Tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2014
Tips for using indexed views in SQL Server 2014 Keep the indexes on the views as narrow as possible. Because each index takes up disk space try to minimize the index key’s size to avoid using superfluous disk space. This reduces the number of reads required to read the index and boost overall index performance. Avoid creating indexes on a...
Tips for using views in SQL Server 2012
Tips for using views in SQL Server 2012 Keep the indexes on the views as narrow as possible. Because each index takes up disk space try to minimize the index key’s size to avoid using superfluous disk space. This reduces the number of reads required to read the index and boost overall index performance. Consider using indexed views. Indexed views...
Tips for using SQL Server 2012 indexed views
Tips for using SQL Server 2012 indexed views One of the ways to optimize SQL Server 2012 performance is using indexed views. You can improve performance by creating a unique clustered index on the view, if the view is frequently referenced in queries that involve complex processing, such as aggregating lots of data or joining many rows. After creating a...