Free (reg-ware) SQL Server eBook - "SQL Server Tacklebox" from Red Gate

Michael Coles: Sergeant SQL - Rodney Landrum's Free e-Book: "SQL Server Tacklebox"

“Red Gate just published a new free e-book in their High Performance SQL Server series.  The book is SQL Server Tacklebox: Essential Tools and Scripts for the Day to Day DBA by Rodney Landrum. Rodney is a professional DBA by trade, an author by choice, and a SQL Server MVP. With the SQL Server Tacklebox Rodney demonstrates dozens of commonplace DBA tasks, approaching each from different perspectives. …

Now I'm not a DBA by trade--I'm a developer.  Where the DBA holds the keys to the kingdom, I generally get to play the barbarian at the gate.  I still get stuck playing the "ad hoc DBA" on occasion though, since most business people don't appreciate the difference in skill sets.  This book is perfect for ad hoc DBAs like me, since you can easily look up a wide variety of DBA-centric tasks by title and get (1) a thorough explanation of all the things you need to consider before you perform the task, (2) step-by-step directions on how to perform the task, and (3) a detailed description of what you should expect once the task is complete.  As a developer, and a guy who's really big on instant SQL gratification, I really appreciate Rodney's free source code (separate download, link is inside the book).

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Red Gate - FREE! "SQL Server Tacklebox" and SQL Response trial

“Free copy of the "SQL Server Tacklebox" eBook by Rodney Landrum

• Scripts, tools and techniques to tackle SQL Server issues
• Troubleshoot performance issues
• Receive notifications of impending issues
• Fight off data corruption
• Document and report on your servers
• Automate and standardize SQL Server installation
• Migrate data and manage data growth
• Secure access to your servers

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240 pages of SQL Server DBA “stuff” for your tool belt and tackle box is a quick registration and download away. I love the Chapter 1 title, “Eating SQL Server installations for breakfast”… lol