As part of my weekly maintenance routine, I rebuild the indexes on several of my larger high-activity tables. I'd like to try and get an idea of just how long the rebuilds take. The rebuilds are ...

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SQL Server 2012 includes a lot of new and exciting features. One feature that has caught the imagination of many in the user community is the high-performance feature called Columnstore Indexes.

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