SQL Server 2008 Books Online (October 2009)
Tables and Index Data Structures Architecture

Objects in the SQL Server database are stored as a collection of 8-KB pages. This section describes the way the pages for tables and indexes are organized, stored, and accessed.

In This Section

Table and Index Organization

Describes the organization of table and index pages.

Heap Structures

Explains how data rows are stored in a heap and how they are accessed and maintained

Clustered Index Structures

Explains how data rows are stored in a clustered index and how they are accessed and maintained.

Nonclustered Index Structures

Explains how index rows are stored in a nonclustered index and how they are accessed and maintained.



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