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Free Sample databases for SQL Server DBAs

Aug 22, 2019



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

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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