How to increase the performance of a Database?

Question

I have designed databases several times in my company. To increase the performance of the database, I look for Normalisation and Indexing only.

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Answer 1

In order to increase performance you will need to monitor your database first. You can trace and then load it in sql server profiler to find out which are the slowest queries. After that you can concentrate on them.

You can also use dynamic views and management function to find out which indexes are missing. You will also be able to retrieve statistics about existing indexes such as index usage and missed indexes.