Index Black Ops Series

Previously, in a TSQL2sDay index summary post, I started a series on the DMV sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats.  The series investigates how the columns in the DMV are populated and demonstrates how to aggregate values in the DMV. The posts in this series are: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 … Continue reading Index Black Ops Series

Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits

In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts are  the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage Index … Continue reading Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits

Index Black Ops Part 5 – Page Splits

In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts are  the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage Index … Continue reading Index Black Ops Part 5 – Page Splits

Index Black Ops Part 4 – Index Overhead and Maintenance

In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts will be the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage … Continue reading Index Black Ops Part 4 – Index Overhead and Maintenance

Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage

Last week, I mentioned in my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts will be the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part … Continue reading Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage

Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch

As I mentioned in my TSQL2sDay index summary post, the I am writing a few posts on the information that is contained in sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats. The posts will be the following: Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locking and Blocking Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch Index Black Ops Part 3 … Continue reading Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch

Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locks and Blocking

As I mentioned in my TSQL2sDay index summary post, the next few posts will be on sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats and the information that the DMV contains.  In this post, we are going to look at the locking and blocking columns. Base Columns Before we jump over to the meat and potatoes, let's first take a look at … Continue reading Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locks and Blocking