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What reference book should every DBA/Dev have?

Can be a focused topic like tuning or cover all levels of SQL experience.

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asked Oct 22 '09 at 03:28 AM in Default

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MS SQL Server 2005 Administratores Poket Consultant William R. Stanek ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-2107-7

MS SQL Server 2008 Administratores Poket Consultant William R. Stanek ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-2589-1

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answered Oct 22 '09 at 10:02 PM

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Over at SQL University I've seeded the Bookstore with books recommended by fellow DBA/Devs as books to have:

http://sqlchicken.com/sql-university/bookstore

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answered Oct 25 '09 at 11:17 AM

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MDX Solutions - George Spofford

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answered Oct 25 '09 at 12:22 AM

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"The Art of War".

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answered Jun 30 '10 at 03:25 PM

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Whole lot of good references here, but I would like to say what is your level of knowledge in SQL Server within DBA & Dev. arena. Depending upon your level it is ideal to pick & choose the books one-by-one. good luck.

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answered Jul 01 '10 at 01:46 AM

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