2. Programmability and Index Design
You cannot assume that merely having a good logical data model design will allow you to write effective SQL. You must ensure that your design is physically implemented in an appropriate manner, or you may find that your ability to extract meaningful information from the data in an efficient manner using SQL will be compromised.
One of the key elements to ensure that your SQL queries perform well is proper indexing of the tables. The items in this chapter help you understand some of the often-overlooked considerations when implementing your correctly designed data model. Although creation of the tables and indexes is often left to database administrators (DBAs), it turns out that indexing is probably best done ...
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