Legally Free Computer Books
“The Art of SQL Server Filestream: A Quick Start Guide for developers and administrators”, by Jacob Sebastian and Sven Aelterman, is available to download in pdf format. It is for SQL Server developers who have to deal with more than relational data. …
This free eBook from DB2 on Campus book series, “Getting started with Data Warehousing”, is for enthusiasts of data warehousing who have limited exposure to databases and would like to learn data warehousing concepts end-to-end. Learn what Data Warehousing is all about and practice using hands-on exercises. …
Foundations of Databases: The Logical Level “Alice Book”, written by three leading researchers in the field, provides in-depth coverage of the theory concerning the logical level of database management systems, including both classical and advanced topics. You can download the whole book or individual chapters in pdf format for free. …
“Performance Tuning with SQL Server Dynamic Management Views” is available in ePub format. Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) are a significant and valuable addition to the DBA’s troubleshooting armory, laying bare previously unavailable information regarding the under-the-covers activity of your database sessions and transactions. …
“Inside the SQL Server Query Optimizer”, written by Benjamin Nevarez, will take you from the fundamentals of Statistics, Cost Estimation, Index Selection, and the Execution Engine, and guide you through the inner workings of the Query Optimization process, and throws in a pragmatic look at Parameterization and Hints along the way. …
With this free eBook “SQL Server Backup and Restore” by Shawn McGehee, you’ll discover how to perform backup and restore operations using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), basic T-SQL scripts and Red Gate’s SQL Backup tool. …
“Good Relationships: The Spring Data Neo4j Guide Book”, written by Michael Hunger, provides all the practical details you need for developing enterprise applications with Spring Data Neo4j. …
“Agile Data”, by Russell Jurney, is still under development. You can read the completed chapters online for free from O’Reilly Media’s Open Feedback Publishing System. …
David Maier’s “The Theory of Relational Databases” is available for free from his website. You can download each chapter in pdf format. This comprehensive book assembles concepts and results in relational databases theory previously scattered through journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical memoranda in one convenient source. …
“Data-Intensive Text Processing with MapReduce”, written by Jimmy Lin and Chris Dyer, is available in pdf format for free. This book focuses on MapReduce algorithm design, with an emphasis on text processing algorithms common in natural language processing, information retrieval, and machine learning. …