Every year in May, I look back at when I first registered BrentOzar.com way back in May 2001.
Things were so different back then. I struggled trying to find fun, interesting ways to learn about Microsoft SQL Server. My learning options were really dry books, droning videos sold on DVD, or – brace yourself – the documentation. There weren’t blogs or YouTube videos or open source community scripts on Github.
Today, you have a bewildering number of choices when it comes to learning SQL Server. You can – and should – exhaust all of your free options first, like Google, blog posts, webcasts, and YouTube videos. Take your career as far as you can for free first – the SQL Server community is amazing!
Then, when you’re ready to take your skills and career to the next level, I’m ready for you:

