A new year gift to the SQL Server users!!

As the title states every DBA wants to be exceptional within their environment. Within your demanding role there are more things that needs importance in continuing the fire-fighting techniques to keep up the high availabliity or performance aspects on the databases.

In this regard Red-Gate is offering a free e-book that is authored by Brad McGeehe, DBA Guru & SQL Server MVP and founder of SQL Server Performance website.

Also they are offering Free Trial of SQL Backup Pro: take the pain out of managing backups

• SQL Backup is the industry standard for faster, smaller, secure backups. With SQL Backup's unique Timeline Monitoring facility, you can track and change past, present and future SQL Server backup activities from a single interface. Download a free, fully-functional 14 day trial, and join the 60,000 SQL Server DBAs who trust Red Gate.