Do non-clustered indexes slow down inserts?

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Published on 2010-05-24T21:18:01Z Indexed on 2010/05/24 21:21 UTC
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I'm working in Sql Server 2005. I have an event log table that tracks user actions, and I want to make sure that inserts into the table are as fast as possible. Currently the table doesn't have any indexes. Does adding a single non-clustered index slow down inserts at all? Or is it only clustered indexes that slow down inserts? Or should I just add a clustered index and not worry about it?

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