Bitmaps in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (White Paper) (322099)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions)
This article was previously published under Q322099

SUMMARY

Microsoft SQL Server has been using bitmaps internally to speed up query execution since SQL Server 7.0. With the introduction of new operators in SQL Server 2000, you can now apply additional bitmap filtering techniques for even faster query results from large data sets. To see a white paper that explains their use, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnsql2k/html/sqlbitmaps.asp

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/27/2004
Keywords:kbinfo kbwhitepaper KB322099
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