By querying these dynamic management views using a query similar to the one shown below you can see all of the indexes which the SQL Server recommends creating. Do NOT simply create these indexes.

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

When you use index views in the right situations, they can dramatically improve the performance of SQL Server queries. Tim Chapman explains why performance testing is the best way to tell if ...

Note: If you specify the NUMBER option in the PROC SQL statement when you create your view, the ROW column appears in the output. However, you cannot order by the ROW column in subsequent queries. See ...

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.