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Database Design: Size DOES Matter!
Thomas LaRock
Technical Evangelist and Senior DBA
Confio Software
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Why Are You Here?
• You have data
• It is growing larger
• Performance suffers
• You want to make things better
– Or you have been told to make things better
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Agenda
• What’s the problem?
• Why datatypes matter
• Solution options
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THE PROBLEM
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The Problem
• Your database has a design
– Just like a ship, or a car, has a design
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The Problem
• Your database has a design
– Just like a ship, or a car, has a design
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The Problem
• Your database has a design
– Just like a ship, or a car, has a design
• Data goes in, rarely falls off
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The Problem
• Your database has a design
– Just like a ship, or a car, has a design
• Data goes in, rarely falls off
• Databases are mixed-use
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The Problem
• Your database has a design
– Just like a ship, or a car, has a design
• Data goes in, rarely falls off
• Databases are mixed-use
• Data professionals are often asked to convert a pickup truck into
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The Problem
• Your database has a design
– Just like a ship, or a car, has a design
• Data goes in, rarely falls off
• Databases are mixed-use
• Data professionals are often asked to convert a pickup truck into a Ferrari
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The Problem
• Your database has a design
– Just like a ship, or a car, has a design
• Data goes in, rarely falls off
• Databases are mixed-use
• Data professionals are often asked to convert a pickup truck into a Ferrari
• Great database performance starts with great database design
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How Database Designs Fail
• Many designs do not account for size
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How Database Designs Fail
• Many designs do not account for size
• Rowcounts might be considered
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How Database Designs Fail
• Many designs do not account for size
• Rowcounts might be considered
• What about inside the rows?
– Those are the columns
– Their width is often overlooked
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WHY DATATYPES MATTER
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What Is an Integer?
• Math major says: integers are numbers, positive and negative, including 0, without any fractions
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What Is an Integer?
• Math major says: integers are numbers, positive and negative, including 0, without any fractions
• Database designer: integers are the range of numbers from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 and require 4 bytes of storage
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What Is an Integer?
• Math major says: integers are numbers, positive and negative, including 0, without any fractions
• Database designer: integers are the range of numbers from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 and require 4 bytes of storage
• Do you see a disconnect there?
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Visual Studio Defaults
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Visual Studio Defaults
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Visual Studio Defaults
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Visual Studio Defaults
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SSMS Defaults
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SSMS Defaults
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SSMS Defaults
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SSMS Defaults
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Date Example
Datatype Name Length (bytes)
Date 3
Smalldatetime 4
Time 5
Datetime2 6, 7, or 8
Datetime 8
Datetimeoffset 10
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Where Will This Hurt?
• Disk space
• Memory space
• Performance
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Datatype Pain #1: Disk Space
• Disk is cheap…sure it is…but there are hidden costs!
– More storage = longer maintenance
– More storage = longer database backups
– More storage = longer tape backups
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Datatype Pain #1: Disk Space
• Disk is cheap…sure it is…but there are hidden costs!
– More storage = longer maintenance
– More storage = longer database backups
– More storage = longer tape backups
• Most are unaware how that tiny piece of data is stored multiple times
– Wide clustering key is spread to EVERY NC index!
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Datatype Pain #2: Memory Space
• Those extra bytes are read from disk into SQL Server buffer cache
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Datatype Pain #2: Memory Space
• Those extra bytes are read from disk into SQL Server buffer cache
• Extra Logical I/O needed to return a query result
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Datatype Pain #2: Memory Space
• Those extra bytes are read from disk into SQL Server buffer cache
• Extra Logical I/O needed to return a query result
• What about indexes?
– Same thing, they drag around the extra I/O
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EXTRA LOGICAL I/ODEMO
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Datatype Pain #3: Performance
• Datatype mismatch results in implicit conversions
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Datatype Pain #3: Performance
• Datatype mismatch results in implicit conversions
• Optimizer knows this is bad, will display a warning for you
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Datatype Pain #3: Performance
• Datatype mismatch results in implicit conversions
• Optimizer knows this is bad, will display a warning for you
• It is up to you to make a change, SQL Server won’t change your code for you!
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Datatype Pain #3: Performance
• Datatype mismatch results in implicit conversions
• Optimizer knows this is bad, will display a warning for you
• It is up to you to make a change, SQL Server won’t change your code for you!
• Issue with code generators (ADO.NET 3.5, EMF, nHibernate, LINQ)
– Supposedly fixed?
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IMPLICIT CONVERSIONSDEMO
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SOLUTION OPTIONS
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First Step: Admit You Have a Problem!
• First sign: when OLAP queries interfere with OLTP processing
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First Step: Admit You Have a Problem!
• First sign: when OLAP queries interfere with OLTP processing
• For SQL Server, that typically means high levels of locking waits and blocking
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First Step: Admit You Have a Problem!
• First sign: when OLAP queries interfere with OLTP processing
• For SQL Server, that typically means high levels of locking waits and blocking
• Another sign: plan cache bloat
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Solutions
• Find duplicate/unused/misused indexes
• Compression
• Filtered indexes
• Archiving/partitioning
• Verify datatypes are correct
• Update code
• Update architecture
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Index Maintenance
• Want to reduce the extra I/O
– Remove duplicate indexes
– Remove unused/misused indexes
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Index Maintenance
• Want to reduce the extra I/O
– Remove duplicate indexes
– Remove unused/misused indexes
• Test thoroughly!
– Examine plan cache to find if indexes are used
– Plan cache resets on service restart (or manual)
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Solutions
• Find duplicate/unused/misused indexes
• Compression
• Filtered indexes
• Archiving/partitioning
• Verify datatypes are correct
• Update code
• Update architecture
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Compression
• Native compression has two steps
– Row compression
– Page compression
– Each table/index requires compression to be enabled
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ROW/PAGE COMPRESSIONDEMO
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Compression
• Native compression has two steps
– Row compression
– Page compression
– Each table/index requires compression to be enabled
• ColumnStore
– Dictionary compression
– Segments and batches
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Solutions
• Find duplicate/unused/misused indexes
• Compression
• Filtered indexes
• Archiving/partitioning
• Verify datatypes are correct
• Update code
• Update architecture
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Filtered Indexes
• Look like regular indexes
– Contain a WHERE clause
• Smaller footprint
• Less logical I/O
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FILTERED INDEXESDEMO
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Solutions
• Find duplicate/unused/misused indexes
• Compression
• Filtered indexes
• Archiving/partitioning
• Verify datatypes are correct
• Update code
• Update architecture
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Partitioning
• Can be viable alternative to proper archiving
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Partitioning
• Can be viable alternative to proper archiving
• Queries hit only the partitions necessary
– Better than full table scans
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Partitioning
• Can be viable alternative to proper archiving
• Queries hit only the partitions necessary
– Better than full table scans
• Easier to maintain
– Not necessarily easier to administer!
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Partitioning
• Can be viable alternative to proper archiving
• Queries hit only the partitions necessary
– Better than full table scans
• Easier to maintain
– Not necessarily easier to administer!
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Solutions
• Find duplicate/unused/misused indexes
• Compression
• Filtered indexes
• Archiving/partitioning
• Verify datatypes are correct
• Update code
• Update architecture
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Verify Datatypes
• Compare datatype definition to actual data
– i.e., BIGINT defined, but only SMALLINT used
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Verify Datatypes
• Compare datatype definition to actual data
– i.e., BIGINT defined, but only SMALLINT used
• You can estimate savings
– Space as well as LIO
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Verify Datatypes
• Compare datatype definition to actual data
– i.e., BIGINT defined, but only SMALLINT used
• You can estimate savings
– Space as well as LIO
• Can be intrusive to alter
– Especially if PK/FK defined
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Verify Datatypes
• Compare datatype definition to actual data
– i.e., BIGINT defined, but only SMALLINT used
• You can estimate savings
– Space as well as LIO
• Can be intrusive to alter
– Especially if PK/FK defined
• Periodically check to make sure you are not running out!
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VERIFY DATATYPESDEMO
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Solutions
• Find duplicate/unused/misused indexes
• Compression
• Filtered indexes
• Archiving/partitioning
• Verify datatypes are correct
• Update code
• Update architecture
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Update Code/Architecture
• If you are seeing the signs, then you may consider updating code
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Update Code/Architecture
• If you are seeing the signs, then you may consider updating code
• Some frameworks are not optimal
– ADO.NET 3.5
– LINQ to SQL
– EMF
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Update Code/Architecture
• If you are seeing the signs, then you may consider updating code
• Some frameworks are not optimal
– ADO.NET 3.5
– LINQ to SQL
– EMF
• Scale out architecture
– Create real reporting solution
– AlwaysOn
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10 Steps For Right Sizing
1. Understand the storage requirements for every datatype you consider
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10 Steps For Right Sizing
1. Understand the storage requirements for every datatype you consider
2. Review all design decisions based on the shape of the data – where it is now and where it is likely to be later.
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10 Steps For Right Sizing
1. Understand the storage requirements for every datatype you consider
2. Review all design decisions based on the shape of the data – where it is now and where it is likely to be later.
3. Set datatypes based on business requirements, not tool defaults
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10 Steps For Right Sizing
4. Measure and monitor fit of the data to its datatypes regularly
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10 Steps For Right Sizing
4. Measure and monitor fit of the data to its datatypes regularly
5. Review each index creation request to see if it is duplicate
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10 Steps For Right Sizing
4. Measure and monitor fit of the data to its datatypes regularly
5. Review each index creation request to see if it is duplicate
6. Measure for unused and duplicate indexes regularly
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7. Review new stored procedures to verify parameters are matching
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7. Review new stored procedures to verify parameters are matching
8. Find longest running and most often used queries
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7. Review new stored procedures to verify parameters are matching
8. Find longest running and most often used queries
9. Look for implicit conversions in your plan cache
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7. Review new stored procedures to verify parameters are matching
8. Find longest running and most often used queries
9. Look for implicit conversions in your plan cache
10.Remember that size matters
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Summary
• What’s the problem?
• Why datatypes matter
• Solution options
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For More Information
• http://tinyurl.com/sql-datatypes
• http://tinyurl.com/imp-cols-in-plan-cache
• http://tinyurl.com/data-access-perf
• http://tinyurl.com/row-compression
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