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SQL Indexing and Tuning e-Book
A tutorial covering SQL indexing and SQL tuning for developers: avoiding unnecessary details about database internals.
SQL indexing is the most effective SQL tuning method and requires the same care as schema design yet it is often neglected during development. Use The Index, Luke explains SQL indexing from the source code perspective—covering ORM tools like Hibernate and Doctrine.
SQL Indexing in MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.
SQL Indexing is presented as a vendor independent topic. To improve the reading experience, the main body of the book uses only the Oracle terms only. Product specific notes are provided as shown below.
- DB2
Use The Index, Luke covers SQL indexing for IBM DB2. Tests were conducted with DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows, V9.7.
- MySQL
Use The Index, Luke covers SQL indexing for MySQL. Tests were conducted with MySQL 5.1.
- Oracle
Use The Index, Luke covers SQL indexing for the Oracle database. Tests were conducted with Oracle 11r2.
- PostgreSQL
Use The Index, Luke covers SQL indexing for PostgreSQL. Tests were conducted with PostgreSQL 9.0.
- SQL Server
Use The Index, Luke covers SQL indexing for Microsoft SQL Server. Tests were conducted with SQL Server 2008R2.
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Use The Index, Luke is a free tutorial and is provided under the Creative Commons license. Reading online is possible on any web-enabled device—and you can also buy the print or PDF editions.
About the Author
As an author, trainer, and coach Markus Winand specializes in helping developers cope with SQL performance issues. He also published the book SQL Performance Explained and tweets his best performance tips via @SQLPerfTips.http://winand.at/
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