Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming
A review of Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming
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70-100 MCSD Architectures Exam Cram
Should you use this book to prepare for the 70-100 exam? Read the review and find out! How to fix SQL Server disk I/O bottlenecks (without a hammer)In this new article, Simple-Talk editor Tony Davis...
View ArticleAdvanced T-SQL for SQL Server 2000
A new T-SQL Bible that is a must have for SQL Server DBAs. Read a review of this book.
View ArticleReview of Debugging the Development Process
Andy read this book recently and gave it a great review. Even though it's not a SQL book! Seriously, take a look at the review. It's a good book that is fun to read.
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Review of Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
It's not a SQL book and the code examples are in Java, but there is a lot to like about this book. What is refactoring? How would you find it useful? Read the review to find out! How to fix SQL Server...
View ArticleBook Review: SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit
This 1100 page book offers something for everyone. Using Blobs, Analysis Services, Replication, High Availability. 38 Chapters plus ebook and tools on the CD. Should you get it? Read our review of this...
View ArticleA Guide to SQL Server 2000 Transactional and Snapshot Replication
Two MVPs at one shot in this one. SQL Server MVP Hilary Cotter has written a book on replication, one of the very few there are on this topic. And it's presented as a review by MVP Adam Mechanic, a...
View ArticleFirst Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
Impressions of this new book from Brian Kelley.
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Performance Tuning
Performance tuning is an art or science, depending on who you talk to. SQL Server guru Joe Sack has authored a book on SQL Server 2005 T-SQL and brings us the performance tuning chapter as a preview....
View ArticleSQL Server 2005: Changing the Paradigm
With the release of SQL Server 2005, the paradigm of working with this database changed. Robert Pearl brings us a book review of the highly acclaimed book from one of the premier SQL Server consulting...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 Books
There have been a huge number of SQL Server 2005 books released in the last year, but which ones are worth buying? Here are reviews of three new books from one of the SQL Server gurus.
View ArticleCareer Book Reviews
Working in the corporate world can be a challenge and most of us muddle through our careers without really having any formal training. Andy Warren has spent time proactively working on his career and...
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A Replication Interview Book Review
Andy Warren has had a great deal of experience with SQL Server replication and just picked up a new book on the topic. Rather than the standard book review, he decided to conduct the review as an...
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High Availability - Sample Chapter
Apress has been generous enough to provide us with a sample chapter from their book on SQL Server 2005 High Availability by Alan Hirt. How to fix SQL Server disk I/O bottlenecks (without a hammer)In...
View ArticleProfessional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
A short review of the WROX red covered book that looks at Integration Services for the DBA.
View ArticleSQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes
A short review of this book by Ben Forta giving you the basics of T-SQL
View ArticlePro SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
A look at this book from James Wightman and Apress on the ETL subsystem in SQL Server.
View ArticleIt's Your Ship
I saw this book ( It's Your Ship ) in a Barnes and Noble and the title and cover attracted me. So I picked it up and read the back, thought it was interesting, and later grabbed it for the Kindle.
View ArticleBook Review: Big Red - Voyage of a Trident Submarine
I've grown up reading Tom Clancy and probably most of you have at least seen Red October, so this book caught my eye when browsing used books for a recent trip. It's a fairly human look at what's...
View ArticleBook Review: Murach's SQL Server 2008 For Developers
I received a review copy of Murach's SQL Server 2008 For Developers a couple months back and just finished up looking through it. In general I've always liked the style of the Murach books; short...
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