Few days ago I have noticed that there will be a change (again) in certification paths for next generation of SQL servers. So I would like to recommend some thoughts about this from Microsoft Certified Masters (MCM) of Brent Ozar PLF Company.
Michal Tinthofer is the face of the Woodler company which (as he does), is fully committed to complete support of Microsoft SQL Server products to its customers. He often acts as a database architect, performance tuner, administrator, SQL Server monitoring developer (Woodler SMT) and, last but not least, a trainer of people who are developing their skills in this area. His current "Quest" is to help admins and developers to quickly and accurately identify issues related to their work and SQL Server runtime.
In the world of database administration, index maintenance is a necessary evil. Done right, it keeps your queries snappy; done wrong, it becomes a resource-hungry monster that eats your maintenance window alive.
Read moreIf you haven't been living under a rock for the last 10 years (14 if you count the read-only days), you've probably heard about SQL Server's columnstore engine.
Read moreSometimes when you plan to change your index design is good to know the columns of your tables. But not just a data type and max size.
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