SQL Server: Does Parallel Plan for rebuild index impact the fragmentation of index?

The title for this post might sound ironical since rebuild of the index is used to remove the fragmentation of the index so how does rebuild of index affect the fragmentation of index? Well, this is what I would like to explain in this blog post. Generally, for rebuilding of indexes (alter index … rebuild)… Continue reading SQL Server: Does Parallel Plan for rebuild index impact the fragmentation of index?

Blogs on SQLServerGeeks

Following are links to my blog post on SQLServerGeeks.com. Hope you find them useful Does Parallel Plan for rebuild index impact the fragmentation of index? http://sqlservergeeks.com/blogs/Parikshit/personal/427/does-parallel-plan-for-rebuild-index-impact-the-fragmentation-of-index Parikshit Savjani Premier Field Engineer

Fragmentation should not be the only factor which decides the Rebuild Index

Until now I was under the impression that fragmentation in the Index is the only factor which decides whether we should rebuild the index. As a rule of thumb we always recommend that when the avg_fragmentation_in_percent in the view  sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats  is between 5 and 30 We should reorganize the index and when the fragmentation is… Continue reading Fragmentation should not be the only factor which decides the Rebuild Index