Database Platforms, Tuning, and Administration, Fast Focus

DPT06 Fast Focus: Making SQL Server use Multiple Indexes per Table

11/17/2026

2:00pm - 2:20pm

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Denny Cherry

Owner and Principal Consultant

Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting

In this session, we'll look at when SQL Server can use multiple indexes for a single table, why it does so, and how we can write queries to ensure it uses them.

You will learn:

  • How SQL Server uses multiple indexes per table?
  • When SQL Server uses multiple indexes per table?
  • How to use multiple indexes per table in a query.