SQL Server Radio

Episode 168 - New data types in SQL Server and a question about index fragmentation


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Guy and Eitan discuss some interesting news from Microsoft regarding SQL Server, and also about the right way to handle index fragmentation.

Relevant links:

  • Resources from Microsoft:
    • Preview release of SDK-style SQL projects in Visual Studio 2022 - Microsoft Community Hub
    • Native JSON support now in preview in Azure SQL Managed Instance - Microsoft Community Hub
    • EAP for Vector Support Refresh - Introducing Vector type - Azure SQL Devs’ Corner (microsoft.com)
    • Calling external REST endpoints from Azure SQL Database | Microsoft Learn
  • Index fragmentation:
    • SQL Server Backup, Integrity Check, Index and Statistics Maintenance (hallengren.com)
    • Should we do index maintenance on an Azure SQL Managed Instance or Azure SQL Database? (kendralittle.com)
    • Stop Worrying About SQL Server Index Fragmentation (brentozar.com)
    • Why SQL Server Index Fragmentation Isn’t A Problem On Modern Storage Hardware – Darling Data (erikdarling.com)
  • Index fragmentation scripts:
    • microsoft-dbas-club/Indexes/Table and Index High Unused Space.sql at MadeiraData/microsoft-dbas-club
    • Check Index Fragmentation Based on Page Fullness and Fill Factor
  • Upcoming webinar at the Cloud Data Driven Meetup:
    • Database DevOps for Leaders - Eitan Blumin, Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 12:00 PM | Meetup
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