Why are wide clustered keys a long-term performance problem?

Expert MS SQL

Answer

The clustered key is included in all non-clustered indexes. Wide keys increase:

  • Storage footprint
  • Read/write cost
  • Fragmentation
  • Memory usage

Narrow, sequential keys are ideal.

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