5 Best Database Design Books (From Beginner to Expert)
The best books for learning database design and data modeling, from Clare Churcher’s beginner guide to C. J. Date’s relational theory.
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SQL Performance Explained Review: The Best Book on Indexes?
An honest review of SQL Performance Explained by Markus Winand: what it teaches about indexes, who it is for, and whether to buy the book or read it free online.
5 Best Big Data and Data Engineering Books for SQL Users
The best books on big data, data warehousing and data engineering for people who already know SQL, from Fundamentals of Data Engineering to Learning Spark.
5 Best SQL Performance Tuning Books (Including 2 Free Ones)
The best books for SQL performance tuning: indexes, execution plans and troubleshooting slow SQL Server queries. Two of them are free ebooks.
T-SQL Fundamentals (4th Edition) Review: Is It the Best SQL Server Book?
An honest review of Itzik Ben-Gan’s T-SQL Fundamentals, 4th edition: what it covers, who it is for, its strengths and weaknesses, and whether you should buy it.
5 Best SQL Server Books for T-SQL Developers
The best Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL books, from a beginner-friendly tour to Itzik Ben-Gan’s T-SQL Fundamentals and the Administration Inside Out reference.
5 Best SQL Books for Absolute Beginners
Never written a query? These five SQL books are written for complete beginners, from the visual Head First SQL to the hands-on SQL Cookbook.
The 10 Best SQL and Database Books (Beginner to Advanced)
My pick of the best SQL and database books for every level, from your first query to database design, performance and large-scale data systems.