One of the most common SQL Tuning challenges you will encounter with enterprise applications is a SQL statement where the Optimizer picks the wrong index. As tempting as it is to brute-force the plan you want via an index hint, it’s always better to understand why the Optimizer made the decision and provide the necessary information and access structures to allow the Optimizer to select the plan you want by default.
In the short video below, I explain how the Optimizer costs each of the index accesses available to it and provide you with a simple set of steps to help you identify these types of problems and guidance on how to create indexes so the Optimizer will automatically select them.
This post is part two of a series of blog posts on SQL Tuning. In part one, I shared some simple steps to help you tune a SQL Statement using the wrong Join Type.
Thank you so much Maria.
What a great explanation! Thanks