Free Sample databases for SQL Server DBAs
Ok so what SQL Server DBA doesn’t need sample databases for various project testing and demonstrations? Microsoft SQL Server installs have stopped installing sample databases since SQL Server 2005. However, Microsoft and a few others have developed several different free sample databases for SQL Server.
Here’s a list of various free sample databases you can use with SQL Server. I have also listed some helpful articles related to the free sample databases.
Microsoft SQL Server Sample databases
- AdventureWorks sample database
- Contoso Retail Data Warehouse sample database
- Northwind and Pubs Sample Databases for SQL Server 2000
- How to Install Pubs Database in SQL Server 2012 in 1 query
- Microsoft SQL Server historical sample database diagram tour
- WideWorldImporters Sample Database for SQL Server and Azure SQL Database
- WideWorldImportersDW Sample Database – How to Install New Sample Database
City of Chicago Parking Ticket Data Sample Database – SQL Server format by Bob Pusateri
Thinking Big (Adventure) Sample Database from Adam Mechanic
SQLskills.com – 7 Sample Databases
SQLskills.com – 5 Sample Databases that are corrupt (SQL Server version dependent)
Chinook Sample Database available for SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, etc – Chris Woodruff
Stack Exchange Data Dump Sample Database
You get a free sample database! Everyone gets a free sample database! Right?
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