# [Video] How to Tune Indexes Fast > Source: > Published: 2026-05-21 13:15:55+00:00 # [Video] How to Tune Indexes Fast ``` Last Updated May 12, 2026Brent OzarVideos5 Comments ``` In this 76-minute session, I’ll show you how to use the latest features of sp_BlitzIndex to rapidly improve performance on an existing database. I’ll show you how to figure out quickly if you’ve got too many indexes or not enough, and then demonstrate how to get advice from AI on how to consolidate them in seconds. How to Tune Indexes Fast Here are the resources we discussed in the session: [The Stack Overflow database](https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2015/10/how-to-download-the-stack-overflow-database-via-bittorrent/)and[its original source](https://archive.org/details/stackexchange)[The open source First Responder Kit](https://www.brentozar.com/first-aid/)and the[documentation on using the AI parameter](https://github.com/BrentOzarULTD/SQL-Server-First-Responder-Kit/blob/main/Documentation/Using_AI.md)[The Consultant Toolkit](https://training.brentozar.com/p/the-consultant-toolkit) *Related* #### 5 Comments. [Leave new](#respond) - Thomas Franz [May 22, 2026 3:18 pm](#comment-3863199)at video position 22:22 – you should consider to change your method from D.E.A.T.H to D.E.H.A.T When you add clustered indexes to a HEAP table it will need to recreate every nonclustered index, which would take longer, when you added missing indexes / tuned indexes before. For tables, that you didn’t touch before (some smaller / rarely used HEAPs) it doesn’t relly matter, where the H in your workflow is. [Reply](#comment-3863199)- Have you been through my Mastering Index Tuning class? (I’d check but I’m on a plane.) I explain the ordering in there. [Reply](#comment-3863200)- Thomas Franz [May 22, 2026 5:28 pm](#comment-3863213)I had a online Mastering training several years (~15) ago at a former employer, but can’t remember anything regarding the DEATH order (if that concept was already a thing in your course at that time). [Reply](#comment-3863213)- Might be time to freshen up! 😉 [Reply](#comment-3863215) - - - - techvslife [May 23, 2026 5:23 pm](#comment-3863260)fyi, nothing wrong with the grammar. It’s not bad grammar at all. “Fast” can also be an adverb, just as much as “quickly.” (It’s a “flat” (or “bare”) adverb–same form as the adjective–so it does not take the “ly” suffix.) [Reply](#comment-3863260) ### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](/archive/2026/05/video-how-to-tune-indexes-fast/#respond) ### Hi! I’m Brent Ozar. I make Microsoft SQL Server go faster. I love teaching, travel, cars, and laughing. I’m based out of Las Vegas. He/him. I teach [SQL Server training classes](https://www.brentozar.com/training/), or if you haven’t got time for the pain, I’m [available for consulting](https://www.brentozar.com/sql-critical-care/) too.