[Case Study] We Tuned SQL Server Performance and now TSQL runs 589 times faster(not a typo)! How did we do it?

Case study #16

Here is another recent SQL Server performance tuning report.

The stored procedure below was one of the most called on the client’s SQL Server.

Improvements achieved

• CPU from 50 to 1
• Reads from 2,496 to 8
• Duration from 227 to 1

What changes made this query run faster?

• Dropped the IX_ClientID_OrderDate;
• Added the index IX_ClientID_OrderDate_WorkOrderNumber;

That’s it! That simple!

Why do you merge two indexes into a single one?

Because indexing is not free. The less indexes you can get away with, the faster your SQL Server run.

See more SQL Server Performance Optimization examples here.

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