Senior DBA Class - Index Maintenance for Enterprise Environments

You’ve learned over time that maintenance plans are the wrong way to go, and you’ve implemented index maintenance scripts from Ola Hallengren, the MidnightDBAs, or Michelle Ufford. However, you’re not really sure exactly what you’re fixing, or if it’s the least invasive way to improve performance. Learn the difference between internal and external fragmentation, see how fill factor destroys performance, and discover a simple set of parameters that can keep everybody happy.