SQLServerCentral.com Articles tagged Book Reviews

Defensive Db Programming Chapter 05

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:00:00 UT

We are here again with after another week and ready for another episode in this series. Today we get to...

Beginning T-SQL 2008 - Book Review

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:00 UT

A book review of a new T-SQL book for SQL Server 2008, written by longtime SQLServerCentral author and MVP, Kathi Kellenburger.

Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 UT

A review of MVP Grant Fritchey's "Dissecting Execution Plans". This is one book that you'll want on your bookshelf.

What I’ve Read and Recommend to Others – Joe Celko Edition

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:00:00 UT

I’ve known Joe for a number of years and have a lot of respect for his experience and knowledge around relational database design and the SQL language.

Murach’s ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ, and the Entity Framework with C# 2008

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:00:00 UT

Read a sample chapter from this new book about C# and LINQ from Murach.

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What I’ve Read and Recommend to Others – SQL Server 2008 Part 1

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:00:00 UT

I read, a lot. I’ve been a prolific reader all my adult life. I use to split my reading between tech books and my regular relaxing reading but since I got into audio books several years ago I just pretty much read tech books now. Some times I’ll listen..

Book Review: What Got You Here Won't Get You There

Thu, 21 May 2009 06:00:00 UT

I've been reading What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith over the past couple months, and found it to be a useful book. My one sentence summary is that it teaches without the ability to be introspective and let go of your pride,...

‘Disturbing Development’
Grant Fritchey & the DBA Team present the latest installment of the Top 5 hard-earned lessons of a DBA – read it now

Book Review: The Data Warehousing Toolkit 2nd Edition

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:00:00 UT

Longtime author and SQL Server guru David Poole takes a look at a classic book about Data Warehousing.

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Book Review: Murach's SQL Server 2008 For Developers

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:00:00 UT

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 lessons that flow about as logically as you can do it when it often seems like you need to know it all to get anything done!

Book Review: Big Red - Voyage of a Trident Submarine

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:00:00 UT

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 involved in sailing on a Trident missile submarine...

It's Your Ship

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:00:00 UT

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.

Pro SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

Mon, 19 May 2008 06:00:00 UT

A look at this book from James Wightman and Apress on the ETL subsystem in SQL Server.

SQL Server T-SQL in 10 Minutes

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:00 UT

A short review of this book by Ben Forta giving you the basics of T-SQL

12 essential tools for database professionals
The SQL Developer Bundle contains 12 tools designed with the SQL Server developer and DBA in mind. Try it now.

Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 UT

A short review of the WROX red covered book that looks at Integration Services for the DBA.

Performance Tuning

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:00:00 UT

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.

High Availability - Sample Chapter

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:00:00 UT

Apress has been generous enough to provide us with a sample chapter from their book on SQL Server 2005 High Availability by Alan Hirt.

A Replication Interview Book Review

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:00:00 UT

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 interview with the author.

Career Book Reviews

Wed, 23 May 2007 06:00:00 UT

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 learned a great many tips and tricks for succeeeding as an employee and a manager. He brings us a few book reviews that might help you cope with the strange corporate world in which so many of us work.

SQL Server 2005 Books

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:00:00 UT

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.

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SQL Server 2005: Changing the Paradigm

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:00:00 UT

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 companies in the US: Scalability Experts.

Performance Tuning

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:00:00 UT

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.

First Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:00:00 UT

Impressions of this new book from Brian Kelley.

A Guide to SQL Server 2000 Transactional and Snapshot Replication

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:00:00 UT

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 regular visitor to SQLServerCentral.com. If you're looking for replication help, check out this book.

Book Review: SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit

Fri, 30 Aug 2002 06:00:00 UT

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 book to find out!

Review of Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

Tue, 02 Jul 2002 06:00:00 UT

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!

Review of Debugging the Development Process

Tue, 26 Feb 2002 07:00:00 UT

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.

Advanced T-SQL for SQL Server 2000

Wed, 23 Jan 2002 07:00:00 UT

A new T-SQL Bible that is a must have for SQL Server DBAs. Read a review of this book.

70-100 MCSD Architectures Exam Cram

Wed, 26 Dec 2001 07:00:00 UT

Should you use this book to prepare for the 70-100 exam? Read the review and find out!

Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 06:00:00 UT

A review of Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming

Review: Professional SQL Server 2000 XML

Wed, 12 Sep 2001 06:00:00 UT

Professional SQL Server 2000 XML - Find out if this book from Wrox is as interesting as it sounds.