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Free eBooks: The Best of SQL Server Central

Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:46 AM

SQL Server Central gives away the the best, most read and most popular articles in eBook format. The Best Of SQL Server Central Vol 1 and The Best Of SQL Server Central Vol 2 cover a lot of issues that SQL Server developers and admins should know like design, performance, administration and security. It also covers "myths" like the Count(*) vs Count(column name)

...many people believe COUNT (columnname) is faster than using COUNT (*), because COUNT (*) would have to read all columns of each row (just like executing a SELECT * FROM MYTABLE statement), while COUNT (columnname) only need to read the specified column. This is not true though, for several reasons…

The Best of SQL Server Central has a lot of screenshots and source code like any good reference.

Via [Gianluca's Blog]



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# re: Free eBooks: The Best of SQL Server Central

6/21/2005 1:18 PM by HAman

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9/29/2005 10:41 PM by Elvin Kumar

i would like to read the book toi gain more knowledgw in sql server adminstration.


# re: Free eBooks: The Best of SQL Server Central

9/30/2005 10:33 AM by Egil Hogholt

You can download the eBooks here: https://www.red-gate.com/dynamic/downloads/downloadebook.aspx?download=ebook2


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2/24/2006 8:23 PM by davood

please help me to find free ebooks about sql sever 2005 enterprise edition.
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# re: Free eBooks: The Best of SQL Server Central

3/1/2006 7:18 PM by Egil Hogholt

The SQL Server 2005 Books Online is a great place to start: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx

The updated version of Books Online for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 contains a lot more information than the documentation that ships on the DVD


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5/16/2006 1:08 PM by Egil Hogholt

You can download the SQL Server 2005 books: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx

The 120MB download contains:
- Setup and upgrade instructions.
- Information about new features and backward compatibility.
- Conceptual descriptions of the technologies and features in SQL Server 2005
- Procedural topics describing how to use the various features in SQL Server 2005.
- Tutorials that guide you through common tasks.
- Reference documentation for the graphical tools, command prompt utilities, programming languages, and application programming interfaces (APIs) that are supported by SQL Server 2005.
- Descriptions of the sample databases and applications included with SQL Server 2005.




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