SQL Rewriting vs. Indexing: How AI-Powered Structural Optimization Achieves 20x Scalability Gains
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1. 📝 Abstract

Through comprehensive MySQL query performance experiments, this study systematically evaluates the effectiveness of SQL rewriting versus index optimization across different data scales and combination scenarios. Using a typical slow SQL query as our benchmark, we leveraged SQLFlash to generate optimized query rewrites and conducted comparative testing with various indexing strategies.

Key Findings

  • 100x+ performance improvement from SQL rewriting alone (without any indexing changes)
  • Millisecond-level response times when combining query rewriting with proper indexing
  • Superior scalability compared to indexing-only approaches as data volumes increase The results demonstrate that structural SQL optimization provides both greater versatility and mo…

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