Looking for that special gift for Valentine’s day and wanting to really change things up? How about getting your loved one an e-book copy of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012?
This week you can get an e-book copy for 40% off if you use the VDAY13 code at checkout, when buying it from Apress. So show someone you care and can save some money.
If you haven’t heard of the book before, it was written by Ted Krueger (Blog | @Onpnt) and myself and focus on indexes. It is 300+ pages on indexes, indexes, and indexes. We even have extra chapters on indexes. The book starts with a description of all of the types of indexes and moves into their internals and statistics. Then it looks at indexing tools, indexing patterns, and finishes with a process for indexing your environment.
A few reviews that have come out for the book:
- Jes Borland (Blog | @grrl_geek) – Every SQL Server professional should read this
- Kathi Kellenberger (Blog | @auntkathi) – Indexing for DBA Heroes (or who want to be heroes)
- Eric Wisdahl (Blog | @EricWisdahl) – Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012
- Amazon reader: The #1 Index tuning book in the market, at the time of this review.
Lastly, if you are interested in a paper copy, you can also pick up Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server 2012 from Amazon.
Strate SQL 
Odd how the picture in the email says Server 2011, no?
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I originally used the really old artwork in my gallery. Originally, that was the title on the book. I need to dig in and fix all of the posts with the old picture so I can just nuke it completely.
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