Or more accurately:
Create
Read
Update
Delete
>>>We rebuild indexes daily, but we have a fair amount of CRUD.
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>>What is CRUD?
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>>>Don't forget about reorganizing indexes. Fragmentation greater than 10% but less than 30% (IIRC) suggests that index be reorganized rather than rebuilt. SQL Server can reorganize indexes without making them inaccessible which means no down time, though I would recommend doing reorgs during off-peak hours.
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>>I never rebuilt. I delete them and recreate them from scratch.
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>>>SQL Server Enterprise allows rebuilding of indexes while leaving them online for 24/7/365 uptime goals.
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>>What do you mean exactly?
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>CRUD - insert/update/delete operations.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer