SQL Server® 2008 Administration: Real World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond
by Tom Carpenter
Designing for Performance
As you design a database, it is important to keep performance issues in mind. Two major problems occur when a database performs poorly. First, users are less productive as they wait on the database during heavy processing times. Second, some users just stop using the database—particularly if the data entered in the database is also written on printed forms. They may just decide to file it and forget it. To ensure proper design for performance, make sure you consider the following factors at a minimum:
Utilization Consider how the data will be used. Will it be used for mostly reads or mostly writes? If the use will be entirely reads, you may tolerate 1NF or even ignore many rules of 1NF. If the use will be partly or mostly ...
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