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What is the difference between sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats and sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats?

SQL Server includes two DMVs - sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats and sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats - that are extremely useful for monitoring which indexes are used as well as how and when they are used. Both DMVs report similar statistics on information
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Random Prefetching

In my last post , I explained the importance of asynchronous I/O and described how SQL Server uses sequential read ahead to boost the performance of scans. In this post, I'll discuss how SQL Server uses random prefetching. Let's begin with a simple example
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