[Video] How to Tune Indexes Fast

Brent Ozar released a 76-minute video tutorial demonstrating how to use the latest features of his sp_BlitzIndex tool to rapidly improve database performance. The session shows how to quickly determine if a database has too many or too few indexes and how to use AI to consolidate them in seconds.

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.