Finding new, effective indexes to improve database performance is hard. How hard? Take a short quiz at the end of this blog. Remember, Toad® Turnpike is about real people doing real things with Toa...
Q: Is there a way to understand why indexes aren't being used, even if they are referenced in the WHERE? A: Not really. For example, suppose WHERE GENDER = 'M' and I know there is an index in the col...
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