SQL Server Magazine has a set of free essential guides regarding many SQL Server tasks. They are targeted at people that are new to the topic and they are short and to the point:
- The Essential Guide to Business Intelligence Reporting: Choosing the Right Tool for the Right Job
- Virtualization of SQL Server 2008
- The Essential Guide to Reporting Services Tips & Tricks
- The Essential Guide to Disaster Recovery and Virtualization
- The Essential Guide to SQL Server Backup and Recovery
- The Essential Guide to Jump Starting Your SQL Server Skills
- The Essential Guide to User Continuity
- Special Report: Perspectives on SQL Server Sprawl
- The Essential Guide to Solving Server Sprawl
- The Essential Guide to Analytic Dashboards
- The Essential Guide to Antispam Solutions
- The Essential Guide to Choosing a Clustering Alternative
- The Essential Guide to Table Partitioning and Data Lifecycle Management
- The Essential Guide to SQL Server Skills for the Oracle DBA
- The Essential Guide to SQL Server Management Fundamentals
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