Aireforge Studio v1.17: Optimize Enhancements & UI Updates

What's New in Aireforge Studio v1.17

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1/22/2021

The release of Aireforge Studio 1.17 has brought a wave of enhancements and fixes. Below is a concise breakdown of the updates in this version:

Version 1.17 (Jan 2021)

Module Description
Optimize
- Numerous enhancements to findings output.
- Highlighting of multiple Query Store issues if detected.
- Non-default fill factors check has been moved to Housekeeping.
- Enhanced caching for performance improvement.
- Better output scripts for filtered indexes.
- Optimize won't be executed for SQL Server 2005 or prior (Upgrade recommended due to its age).
- Enhanced details for suggested missing indexes.
- Significant improvements to missing index suggestions & provided information.
- Missing index suggestions with low impact scores can now be ignored (default threshold is 100,000).
- Extensive enhancements to fragmented index suggestions & associated information.
- Index rebuilds now default to using SORT_IN_TEMPDB = ON.
- Bug resolved concerning ordering tables by missing index impact.
- Index column orders bug fixed, which could lead to incorrect suggestions.
General
- Bug fix for obtaining the instance version.
- Improved and standardized the toolbar, icons, and options for a consistent UI.
- Introduced support for Azure Active Directory - both Password & Integrated methods.
Script
- Augmented list of T-SQL keywords.

The team remains dedicated to ensuring Aireforge Studio serves its users to the fullest. We deeply appreciate the continued patronage and welcome any feedback.


For detailed insights, visit Aireforge Release Notes.