Automate Azure SQL Database Indexes and Statistics Maintenance

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In this newsletter, we equip you with the tools and tactics to conquer performance bottlenecks through automated index and statistics management. Boost query speeds, unlock efficiency, and leave manual maintenance in the dust. Time to shine, data warrior, let's get exploring!

Azure SQL Database is a PaaS solution for migrating your on-premises databases to the Azure cloud infrastructure. It is a managed service and Azure manages the infrastructure, database availability, backup restore, and compute resources.? Regularly maintaining your database is a crucial responsibility for database administrators to ensure optimal performance for your application queries. In the case of an on-premises SQL Server, it is common practice to set up SQL Server Agent jobs with customized T-SQL scripts or utilize database maintenance plans. These plans are designed to regularly perform index maintenance, adjusting as needed based on predefined thresholds.?

• Do we need to do index maintenance on Azure SQL Databases as well??
• How can we do index maintenance on Azure databases??

There is a misconception that database maintenance is unnecessary for Azure databases. Users are accountable for managing index and statistics maintenance on these databases; otherwise, performance may decline over time. However, default configurations related to statistics are in place.?

• Auto Create Statistics: True?
• Auto Create Incremental Statistics: False?
• Auto Update Statistics: True?
• Auto Update Incremental Statistics: True

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