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

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

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

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.   Read more...

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

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.   Read more...

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.   Read more...

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.   Read more...

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.   Read more...

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.   Read more...

Impressions of this new book from Brian Kelley.  Read more...

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.   Read more...

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!   Read more...

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!   Read more...

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.   Read more...

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

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

A review of Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming   Read more...

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

This is a great administrative reference for anyone using SQL Server 2000.   Read more...

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

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

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