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I guess enough has been said on this already on this forum from our mentors. So to avoid repetition please visit these recent questions' answers http://ask.sqlservercentral.com/questions/83691/about-sql-server?page=1#83699 http://ask.sqlservercentral.com/questions/83680/cerification-in-sql?page=1#83701 http://ask.sqlservercentral.com/questions/83634/want-to-become-a-sql-dba?page=1#83638 http://ask.sqlservercentral.com/questions/83453/how-to-get-a-sql-developer-job?page=1#83467 Hope it will get you going.

All of it, but you might want to avoid the SSRS/SSIS/SSAS stuff until you feel like you have a general handle on the standard SQL Server info.