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When SQL Server has an optimal index that satisfies the search predicates of a query the optimizer performs an index SEEK operation as opposed to an index (or table) scan to retrieve the required rows; this is desirable. Based on this, one may be led...

Please have a look at four new Best Practices Articles SQL Server 2005 Predeployment I/O best practices http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/bestpractice/pdpliobp.mspx by SQLISVPM team member Mike Ruthruff SQL Server 2005 Deployment...