Live, Learn, and Grow
Ever look back at old work and wonder what was I thinking when I did that? Or even better you...
2018-04-25
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Blog Posts
Quick tip: format source code in html
I run a technical blog, so it is necessary to put code in almost every post. Most of the GUIs...
2018-04-25
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SQL Saturday Wheeling 2018
Third time in a month, I will be presenting Machine Learning Server, this time at SQL Saturday Wheeling
2018-04-25
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SQL Server Nested Transactions Probably Don't Work How You Think
SQL Server allows you to nest multiple transactions but the results of doing so are completely not obvious.
Take the following...
2018-04-25
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State of the Cloud Database: April 2018
It’s an exciting time to be a database professional. The technology is advancing quickly, large datasets are easier to handle than ever before, and the cloud is opening up...
2018-04-25
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Webinars, and Azure, and SQL… OH MY!
Hello everybody! Thank you once again for stopping by and reading. April has been pretty busy with presentations, and I...
2018-04-25
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What is a DBA?
If you’ve worked in the data industry for more than few minutes then you’ve probably heard the phrase The DBA...
2018-04-25
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24 Hours of PASS – April 25th–26th
Well, it is that time of the year, again. PASS puts on a 24 Hours of PASS where 1 hours...
2018-04-24 (first published: 2018-04-18)
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A rant about presentations
My company’s internal conference is in a couple of weeks, so this seems like a good time to have a quick rant about some presentation failings I’ve seen over...
2018-04-24
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Azure SQL Database – A Copying “Gotcha”
Creating copies of your Azure SQL Database is a common and relatively simple process. You can issue a TSQL statement...
2018-04-24
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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
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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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