That said, SQL Server 2000 and above do have a feature called Indexed Views that can greatly improve performance, with a few caveats: Not every view can be made into an indexed view; …

Feb 9, 2011 · Stop calling views from views or you will very shortly have a an unuseable system. We are completely redesigning a system like this because the application developers did this …

Jul 17, 2015 · For example, if you are front-ending with something like Microsoft Access you can definately gain performance for some complex queries by using a view. This is because …

@NicholasDiPiazza, views are not pre-compiled. Views are generally just an encapsulation of a SQL statement but can be materialized by created an index on a view. Use caution with …

Stored Procedures (SPs) and SQL Views are different "beasts" as stated several times in this post. If we exclude some [typically minor, except for fringe cases] performance considerations …

@profimedica indexed views can be created for performance reasons (e.g. to store intermediary results like aggregates instead of calculating them at runtime). If a view is not materialized, it …

Feb 24, 2014 · The exception to the above is if the view is e.g. an indexed view (SQL Server, query has to use appropriate hints or you have to be using a high-level edition) or a …

All valid points, but the point I was trying to make is that this is one case where a view (inline or "normal") can yield a performance improvement over the use of a subquery or multiple …

Dec 18, 2009 · One option would be to materialise the view (called 'indexed views' on SQL Server). However you may need to monitor update performance to check that it does not …

Views are very helpful when refactoring databases. Views are not acceptable when you use views to call views which can result in horrible performance (at least in SQL Server). We almost lost …