Tons of SQL Server “free stuff” - Utilities, scripts, eBooks, add-ins, databases, doc’s and more

Aaron Bertrand - Useful, free resources for SQL Server

“Recently Dave Ballantyne posted a list of free resources for SQL Server, entitled "The best things in life are free."  Now, I'm not trying to upstage Dave, but I know of several resources that aren't on his list.  It would be good to have a true community page for this kind of thing, but for now a blog post will have to do.  [I also just re-noticed Mladen Prajdic's post on free SQL Server tools, and his list is quite exhaustive.]  Please leave a comment if you spot any errors, omissions, broken links, etc.

Free Upgrade Advisors / Best Practices Analyzers

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Free Documentation

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Free Feature Packs

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Free Management Studio Add-Ins

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Free Community Resources

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Free Blog Assistance

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Free Sample Databases

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Free Maintenance / Performance Scripts

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Free Maintenance / Performance Tools

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Free Configuration / Policy Tools

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Free SQL Server IDEs

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Free SQL Server eBooks

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Free SSIS Tools and Resources

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Free PowerShell Tools and Resources

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Free PowerShell eBooks

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A number of free resources that might not be on the normal/usual beaten path…

 

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1.43 thousand free SQL Server tools and utilities (okay, not really that many, but officially “a bunch”)