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Index Strategies on Text or NVARCHAR(MAX) Fields

I have the following query (simplified for question) I'm trying to speed up for a read only DB ... SELECT [sysid] ,[Date]=CONVERT(CHAR, DATEADD(D, [date], '1800-12-28'),101) ,[From]=[from_addr] ...
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How will large index INCLUDE fields effect system performance?

This question is about SQL Server index performance with a varchar(2000) as an INCLUDE in a covering index. I’m trying to improve performance in an slow and unstable database application. In some ...
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Should I use many single field indexes, instead of specific multi column indexes?

This question is about the effectiveness of a SQL Server indexing technique. I think it is known as "index intersection". I'm working with an existing SQL Server (2008) application that has a number ...
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What is the difference between ALTER INDEX and DBCC DBREINDEX?

Is the only difference between ALTER INDEX [index_name] on [object_name] REBUILD with (ONLINE=OFF, FILLFACTOR=90) and DBCC DBREINDEX([dbname], 90) just that the DBCC command will reindex all ...
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How can an identity primary key index become fragmented?

From what I understand about index fragmentation, this should not be possible. The cases I have found in my databases are non-clustered. Example: ALTER TABLE [dbo].[ClaimLineInstitutional] ADD ...
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How to know when/if I have too many indexes?

Running Microsoft SQL Server Profiler every now and then, it suggests me with a bunch of new indexes and statistics to create ("...97% estimated improvement..."). From my understanding every added ...