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Favorite DBA Books
Books,Database Administration,DBA Career | May 1, 2012 | 4:38 pmIn the April 2012 Question of the Month, I asked readers to tell me their favorite DBA books. I have compiled the results, and below are the most popular books my blog’s readers picked. If you are looking for a good SQL Server book to learn from, then you might want to consider reading one ...read more
SQL Server MVP Deep Dives: Volume II
Books,Database Administration | September 30, 2011 | 3:37 amTwo years ago when SQL Server MVP Deep Dives: Volume 1 was released, I had the opportunity to contribute two chapters. In SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 2, I not only had the opportunity to contribute a chapter, but the privilege of being the section editor of the “Performance Tuning and Optimization” section of ...read more
New Free eBook: Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server
Books,Free Stuff | May 10, 2010 | 9:33 amSimple-Talk Publishing has released a new, free 291 page eBook called Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server, by Alex Kuznetsov. Here is what the book covers, as described from the book’s introduction. “Resilient T-SQL code is code that is designed to last, and to be safely reused by others. The goal of defensive database programming, ...read more
Learn How Vendors Price Their Software
Books,Free Stuff | April 8, 2010 | 4:45 pmAs DBAs, we are often put in the position of purchasing software from third-party vendors. If you are like me, you are probably amazed at the wide variation in software prices, and how the price of a product seems to bear little relationship with its actual cost. For example, why is the SQL Server Enterprise ...read more
Need to Persuade Your Manager or Co-Worker to Your Point of View?
Books,DBA Career | March 18, 2010 | 11:05 amAt one time or another, each of us has been in a position where we need to persuade a manager, a fellow worker, or anyone for that matter, to our point-of-view. For example, you might want new server hardware, to upgrade an existing instance of SQL Server, the help of a co-worker, or you would ...read more
What Would You Like to See in a New Book on Indexing?
Books,Database Administration,Database Maintenance,Indexing | January 20, 2010 | 9:20 amI am currently in the early stages of writing an outline for a new book on indexing, targeted towards novice DBAs. While this topic has been done to death in hundreds of articles, presentations, and books, I think there is still room for a book that makes the topic easy to read and easy to ...read more
Free eBook on SQL Server Maintenance Plans Now Available
Books,Database Administration,Database Maintenance | January 14, 2010 | 11:30 amMy new eBook, Brad’ Sure Guide to SQL Server Maintenance Plans is now available as a free, 269 page PDF eBook. The book is designed for part-time or novice DBAs who want to learn how to properly create Maintenance Plans using the tools that come with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in SQL Server 2005/2008. ...read more
Free Books at Red Gate Booth at PASS Summit
Books,Conferences,Free Stuff,PASS | November 1, 2009 | 7:52 pmRed Gate Software will be handing out a limited number of free paperback books at their booth at the 2009 PASS Community Summit. They include: Protecting SQL Server Data by John Magnabosco SQL Server Tacklebox by Rodney Landrum How to Become an Exceptional DBA by Brad M McGehee If you can’t make the PASS Summit, ...read more
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