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Quickly Determine Which Tables Need Indexes in SQL Server

Quickly Determine Which Tables Need Indexes in SQL Server

A quick way to determine which tables need indexes is to use the SQL Server Profiler Create Trace Wizard with “Identify Scans of Large Tables.” Doing so shows you the tables that need indexes. Without an index, a query must scan the entire table.

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