Find largest tables. Usually, we can prioritized index design based on slow queries that could be referencing one or more largest tables.

 --Find largest tables.  Usually, we can prioritized index design based on slow queries that could be referencing one or more largest tables.

TOP 20 Largerst
"select top 10 schema_name(tab.schema_id) + '.' + tab.name as [table],
cast(sum(spc.used_pages * 8)/1024.00 as numeric(36, 2)) as used_mb,
cast(sum(spc.total_pages * 8)/1024.00 as numeric(36, 2)) as allocated_mb
from sys.tables tab
join sys.indexes ind
on tab.object_id = ind.object_id
join sys.partitions part
on ind.object_id = part.object_id and ind.index_id = part.index_id
join sys.allocation_units spc
on part.partition_id = spc.container_id
group by schema_name(tab.schema_id) + '.' + tab.name
order by sum(spc.used_pages) desc;"



Review bad indexes


 -- Review bad indexes


--Possible Bad NC Indexes (writes > reads)  


 -- Taking into connsideration the complete workload, and how long your instance has been running


 -- Advice not to drop or disable  indexes unless the is 100% certainty that it is no loger substantially benefitial


   SELECT OBJECT_NAME(s.[object_id]) AS [Table Name], i.name AS [Index Name], i.index_id, 


   is_disabled, i.is_hypothetical, i.has_filter, i.fill_factor,


   user_updates AS [Total Writes], user_seeks + user_scans + user_lookups AS [Total Reads],


   user_updates - (user_seeks + user_scans + user_lookups) AS [Difference]


   FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats AS s WITH (NOLOCK)


   INNER JOIN sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)


   ON s.[object_id] = i.[object_id]


   AND i.index_id = s.index_id


  WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(s.[object_id],'IsUserTable') = 1


  AND s.database_id = DB_ID()


  AND user_updates > (user_seeks + user_scans + user_lookups)


  AND i.index_id > 1


  ORDER BY [Difference] DESC, [Total Writes] DESC, [Total Reads] ASC OPTION (RECOMPILE);


 


 

Improve the index design-- Review missing indexes


--  Review missing indexes


--Missing Index Query


SELECT TOP 25 dm_mid.database_id AS DatabaseID, dm_migs.avg_user_impact*(dm_migs.user_seeks+dm_migs.user_scans) Avg_Estimated_Impact, dm_migs.last_user_seek AS Last_User_Seek, OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID,dm_mid.database_id) AS [TableName], 'CREATE INDEX [IX_' + OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID,dm_mid.database_id) + '_' + REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.equality_columns,''),', ','_'),'[',''),']','') + CASE WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL AND dm_mid.inequality_columns IS NOT NULL THEN '_' ELSE '' END + REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.inequality_columns,''),', ','_'),'[',''),']','') + ']' + ' ON ' + dm_mid.statement + ' (' + ISNULL (dm_mid.equality_columns,'') + CASE WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL AND dm_mid.inequality_columns IS NOT NULL THEN ',' ELSE '' END + ISNULL (dm_mid.inequality_columns, '') + ')' + ISNULL (' INCLUDE (' + dm_mid.included_columns + ')', '') AS Create_Statement FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups dm_mig INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats dm_migs ON dm_migs.group_handle = dm_mig.index_group_handle INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_details dm_mid ON dm_mig.index_handle = dm_mid.index_handle WHERE dm_mid.database_ID = DB_ID() ORDER BY Avg_Estimated_Impact DESC