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Book:   SQL Tuning
Subject:   Great coverage, an essential reference
Date:   2004-06-25 19:20:16
From:   Douglas Rowe from the Columbia Java Users Group
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

If you are a DBA or developer, working daily with databases that support SQL, you need this book. It covers in better detail than any other book I've seen, all the behind the scenes aspects of SQL. What happens when you join, union or correlate queries? How do you know you're hitting your indexes? What new indexes do you need? Unlike most IT reference books, this one should be read cover to cover but it holds up well as a quick reference on a topic as well. Together with O'Reilly's SQL pocket guide by Jonathan Gennick, you have a formidable tool for creating and refining good SQL statements.