Friday, July 20, 2007 - Posts

SQL Server The Truth - Rebuilding a clustered index does not rebuild the non clustered indexes

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It used to be fact that the leaf page of a non-clustered index pointed to the row for the page, because it pointed to the file, page and row if the file or page of the row changed the nonclustered index had to be updated.

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SQL Server The Truth - Instant file initialisation

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This is the first in a series of posts that are aimed at dispelling myths and beliefs as to how SQL Server operates. I have interviewed too many people and have been in too many sessions where statements are made as though they are fact when in reality they are not. Often the reason is due to a change in behaviour between versions or a mis-interpretation of some information.

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