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Database Index Fragmentation: Diagnosing and Rebuilding SQL Server B-Trees

An engineering guide to database maintenance in late 2014, detailing index fragmentation analysis and rebuild commands.

10 min·25 Nov 2014
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SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP: Speeding Up Writes with Hekaton Tables

An architectural review of SQL Server 2014's Hekaton In-Memory OLTP engine, analyzing lock-free index structures and compiled queries.

10 min·2 Feb 2014
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2014: Columnar Storage for OLAP Databases

Exploring the announced Clustered Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2014, detailing read-write optimizations and data compression.

10 min·25 Aug 2013
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Redis 2.6: Lua Scripting, Server-Side Scripts, and Commands

Exploring the release of Redis 2.6 in late 2012, detailing server-side Lua scripting, transaction security, and cache performance.

10 min·2 Sept 2012
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High-Performance Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2012

A deep dive into SQL Server 2012 Columnstore Indexes, evaluating column storage structures and batch processing for data warehousing.

10 min·25 Feb 2012
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MongoDB 2.0: Concurrency, Indexing, and Enterprise Readiness

Reviewing the release of MongoDB 2.0 in late 2011, examining improvements to concurrency locks, index sizes, and automatic failovers.

10 min·25 Sept 2011
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Designing High-Performance SQL Indexes: A Masterclass in Query Optimization

A deep dive into database internals, examining B-Tree layouts, page reads, and how to structure composite indexes to satisfy query execution plans.

10 min·25 Feb 2010
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