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Designing and Tuning the Indexes

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It is impossible to define an indexing strategy that will work everywhere. Every system is unique and requires its own indexing approach based on workload, business requirements, and quite a few other factors. However, there are several design considerations and guidelines that can be applied in every system.

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Korotkevitch, D. (2016). Designing and Tuning the Indexes. In: Pro SQL Server Internals. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1964-5_7

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