Extra-Wide Covering Indexes
Description
SQL Server indexes are constrained to a maximum width of 900 bytes. In this video you'll learn how to get around that limit using T-SQL in order to create indexes that can be used for a wide variety of performance purposes - including 'extra wide' covering indexes.
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Indexes, the SQL Server Storage Engine, and T-SQL tips and tricks.
Details
Length: 07:55
Skill Level: 400 - Guru.
Series: Tips and Tricks
Author: Michael K. Campbell
Applies to SQL Server: 2000, 2005, and 2008.
Tags: Tips and Tricks, Indexing, T-SQL, and Storage Engine.
Code Download: 3 KB
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