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Indexing Strategy

Indexing strategy is the practice of systematically designing database indexes to accelerate query performance. Developed following Bayer and McCreight's foundational B-tree work in 1972, effective indexing requires analyzing query patterns, choosing appropriate index structures, and maintaining index health as data evolves.

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Database Indexing Strategy and Design
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / information-systems
  • Bayer, R., & McCreight, E. (1972). Organization and maintenance of large ordered indices. Acta Informatica, 1(3), 173-189. · DOI 10.1007/BF00288683
  • Seltzer, M., & Bostic, K. (1994). An implementation of a log-structured file system for UNIX. Winter USENIX Conference, 307-326. · URL
  • Garcia-Molina, H., Ullman, J. D., & Widom, J. (2009). Database Systems: The Complete Book (2nd ed.). Pearson Education. · URL
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