SQL Server Access MethodsAs Microsoft says: “Generally, there are different methods for accessing the data in each table. If only a […] April 1, 2018 in SQL Server tagged optimizer / scan / engine / access / query / index / SQL Server Data Structures by Mike
SQL Server GapsWhat are gaps? Gaps and islands are classic challenges in T-SQL that involves a sequence of values. The […] April 1, 2018 in SQL Server tagged sequence / gap / gaps / lead by Mike
SQL Server HeapPreliminary Information A table can be organized one of two ways: heap or B-tree. If a table has […] April 1, 2018 in SQL Server tagged b-tree / table / heap / SQL Server Data Structures by Mike
SQL Server B-TreeWhen you think of B-trees, think “clustered index”. All indexes in SQL Server on disk-based tables are structured […] April 1, 2018 in SQL Server tagged sql / storage / internal / SQL Server Data Structures by Mike
SQL Server Pages and ExtentsThe page is the fundamental unit of data storage in SQL Server. An extent is a collection of […] April 1, 2018 in SQL Server tagged extents / database / pages / sql / internal / SQL Server Data Structures by Mike
SQL Server Internal Data StructuresAs opposed to the logical query processing discussed in the post SQL Server Logical Query, we are now […] April 1, 2018 in SQL Server tagged data structures / query tuning / SQL Server Data Structures by Mike