Snippet Name: Unused_Index_Cleanup_Benefits

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Created Date: 2025-06-16 13:12:46
Last Modified Date: 2025-05-31 10:32:00

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Title: Unused Index Cleanup Benefits
Author: user
in a single  brief sentence, can you explain the benefits of cleaning up Unused  Indexes and Index Consolidation 

Author: ChatGPT
Cleaning up unused indexes and consolidating redundant ones improves database performance by reducing storage overhead, enhancing query efficiency, and minimizing maintenance costs.

Author: user
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Author: ChatGPT
Using backup striping along with optimizing settings like `MAXTRANSFERSIZE`, `BUFFERCOUNT`, `BLOCKSIZE`, and enabling compression enhances backup speed, reduces storage requirements, and minimizes backup duration.

Author: user
and a one sentence explanation on the advantages of page level compression, regardles sof number of rows or blobs

Author: ChatGPT
Page-level compression reduces storage requirements and improves I/O performance by compressing data at the page level, benefiting all data types, including large rows and BLOBs, regardless of their size.

Author: user
how about a single sentence reason why buffer pool extensions are helpful

Author: ChatGPT
Buffer pool extensions improve SQL Server performance by using fast SSD storage to extend the memory available for caching, reducing disk I/O and enhancing query response times.

Author: user
how about a single sentence reason why buffer pool extensions are helpful as well as it's impact on PLE

Author: ChatGPT
Buffer pool extensions enhance SQL Server performance by extending the cache to SSD storage, reducing disk I/O, and increasing the Page Life Expectancy (PLE) by keeping more data pages in cache for longer periods.