--- title: "Database Indexes: Separating Myth from Reality for DBAs, Developers, and Application Users" description: On-Demand image: https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Database_indexes_120618.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770#main-content) Dunder Mifflin Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770#contact) [Contact us](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770#contact) Nov 28, 2018 12:00:00 AM # Database Indexes: Separating Myth from Reality for DBAs, Developers, and Application Users [stbadmin](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/author/stbadmin) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3770) ### Database Indexes: Separating Myth from Reality for DBAs, Developers, and Application Users #### On-Demand ![Database indexes 120618](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Database_indexes_120618.png?width=230&height=200&name=Database_indexes_120618.png)[![red register button 200](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/red_register_button_200-Mar-23-2023-01-11-11-4891-AM-Mar-31-2023-05-46-35-6340-AM.jpg?width=200&name=red_register_button_200-Mar-23-2023-01-11-11-4891-AM-Mar-31-2023-05-46-35-6340-AM.jpg)](http://www2.gsi-solutions.com/l/44342/2018-11-28/j3m71v) Are you wondering why that index you added didn’t improve your report’s performance at all? You even specified the index in your application’s code so it should be doing something, right?  In this webcast you’ll learn why applications don’t use indexes the way you think they do, and why adding indexes might actually make performance worse.     [JDE](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/jde), [JD Edwards Webinar](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/jd-edwards-webinar), [webcast](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/webcast) ## Related posts [![](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Relax-Its-Just-JD-Edwards-Under-the-Hood-%E2%80%93-Integration-Migration-Points-600-%C3%97-375-px-YouTube-Thumbnail-1-2.png?height=200&name=Relax-Its-Just-JD-Edwards-Under-the-Hood-%E2%80%93-Integration-Migration-Points-600-%C3%97-375-px-YouTube-Thumbnail-1-2.png)](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/relax-its-just-jd-edwards-under-the-hood-integration-migration-points) [JD Edwards Webinar](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/jd-edwards-webinar), [webcast](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/webcast) ## [Relax, It's Just JD Edwards Under the Hood – Integration & Migration Points](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/relax-its-just-jd-edwards-under-the-hood-integration-migration-points) [Brooke.Bacon@getgsi.com](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/author/brooke-bacongetgsi-com) Mar 23, 2022 12:00:00 AM [Read more](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/relax-its-just-jd-edwards-under-the-hood-integration-migration-points) [![](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/security_top_pic.png?height=200&name=security_top_pic.png)](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3673) [JD Edwards Webinar](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/jd-edwards-webinar), [webcast](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/webcast) ## [JD Edwards: How to Protect Your Data](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3673) [stbadmin](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/author/stbadmin) Oct 24, 2018 12:00:00 AM JD Edwards: How to Protect Your Data Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET [Read more](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3673) [![](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/RR_071918-1-2.jpg?height=200&name=RR_071918-1-2.jpg)](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3410) [JD Edwards Webinar](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/jd-edwards-webinar), [webcast](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/tag/webcast) ## [JD Edwards: Fixing the Top Issues with Inventory Reconciliation](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/webcasts/p3410) [stbadmin](https://blog.flawlesslab.ca/author/stbadmin) Aug 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM August 24, 2018 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET During this webcast, we will discuss the top issues with JD... 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