Why PASS?
In case this is your first time hearing of it, PASS is the single largest community of Microsoft Data Platform...
2018-05-21
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Grant Fritchey
- Twitter: @https://twitter.com/gfritchey
- Website: https://scarydba.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-fritchey/
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gfritchey.bsky.social
When Simple Parameterization…Isn’t
I’m desperately working to finish up a new version of my book on Execution Plans. We’re close, so close. However,...
2018-05-16 (first published: 2018-05-07)
2,591 reads
A View Will Not Make Your Query Faster
Twice recently, one on a blog post, and one in a forum post, I’ve seen people state, unequivocally, without reservation...
2018-05-14
323 reads
YouTube Channel Update: 11 May 2018
I’ve been busy getting the videos up on YouTube. If they’re helpful to you, please subscribe. Some point soon I’ll...
2018-05-11
231 reads
Automating Automatic Indexing in Azure SQL Database
I’ve been in love with the concept of a database as a service ever since I first laid eyes on...
2018-05-07 (first published: 2018-04-30)
1,952 reads
YouTube Channel Update: 27 April 2018
Despite a hiccup recently on Twitter where I managed to spam all my followers with links to my YouTube videos...
2018-04-27
469 reads
Execution Plan Shortcoming in Extended Events
I use Extended Events almost exclusively for capturing query metrics. They are the most consistent and lowest cost mechanism for...
2018-04-26 (first published: 2018-04-16)
1,702 reads
Presentation Tools
Let’s face it, the core of a presentation is you. Your knowledge and your ability to share that knowledge through...
2018-04-23
300 reads
GDPR, Database Backups, and the Right to be Forgotten
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating, there is no cause for any kind of panic when it comes...
2018-04-20 (first published: 2018-04-09)
3,446 reads
Desperation on the Forums
Grant talks about the challenges of helping people in online forums and getting them to learn rather than grab the first solution.
2018-04-16
147 reads
Blogs
SQL Server gMSA: Why So Many DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026
By SQLPals
SQL Server gMSA: Why DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026 ...
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Forums
Fulltext filter daemon host (FDHost) process has stopped abnormally
We have performed a side-by-side upgrade, from SQL Server 2016 to 2022 Developer Edition,...
Automating OSM Data Refresh in Power BI’s Azure Maps Reference Layer
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Database Mail Configuration
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Database Mail Configuration
Question of the Day
Database Mail Configuration
If I want to get a list of the configuration settings for Database Mail using T-SQL, how can I do so?
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