Top "Clustered-index" questions

A clustered index determines the physical order of data in a table.

How to drop clustered property but retain primary key in a table. SQL Server 2005

i have the following key: ALTER TABLE dbo.Table ADD CONSTRAINT PK_ID PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ( ID ASC ) so i …

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Why isn't index likely to do much if it's DATETIME or DATETIME2 because they include the time portion?

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What does this sentence mean: Clustered indexes are stored physically on the table?

How are clustered indexes stored on a hard disk? What is the logical order? How do non-clustered indexes work?

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SQL Server: Create Nonclustered Index without giving a name to it

I use SQL Server 2008. I am trying to create a nonclustered index on my table. I want to check if …

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Performance of Non Clustered Indexes on Heaps vs Clustered Indexes

This 2007 White Paper compares the performance for individual select/insert/delete/update and range select statements on a table organized …

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What should I do to get an Clustered Index Seek instead of Clustered Index Scan?

I've got a Stored Procedure in SQL Server 2005 and when I run it and I look at its Execution Plan …

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How to choose the clustered index in SQL Server?

Usually the clustered index is created in SQL Server Management Studio by setting the primary key, however my recent question …

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Should primary keys be always assigned as clustered index

I have a SQLServer table that stores employee details, the column ID is of GUID type while the column EmployeeNumber …

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How to Query to Find out if a Table has a CLUSTERED Primary Key

I found this question, but it doesn't appear to answer the question... SQL Server - How to find if clustered …

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Does clustered index on foreign key column increase join performance vs non-clustered?

In many places it's recommended that clustered indexes are better utilized when used to select range of rows using BETWEEN …

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