Striping Backups in SQL Backup Pro
There are times you really do want to stripe backups across multiple files. If you have a short backup window,...
2011-07-11
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Blog Posts
Subtle Errors When Using Dates-Part 1
I was reviewing some code recently that has been in production for a while and I saw something like this:
set...
2011-07-11
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The Dog Died, and The Cat's on the Roof
Despite the title, this is a serious blog entry, dedicated to all you pet lover's out there. Although, I seek to...
2011-07-11
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It has been a few weeks since I last posted. I know, I’m a slacker, thanks for pointing that out. ...
2011-07-10
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Baseball and Scheduling Your Vacation, and a Puzzle?
I saw an article in the newspaper titled How to Visit 30 Ballparks in 35 Days This Summer. I think...
2011-07-08
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Brute-force searching for data.
Today, I needed a way of searching through a database, any database, looking for a certain string. The procedure I...
2011-07-08
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My children never cease to delight me in all kinds of ways, but never more when they come up with some...
2011-07-08
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Free SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course
If you are new to Business Intelligence (BI) and learn best by watching videos and “playing”, then this course is...
2011-07-08
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How to merge (combine) date intervals in T-SQL
On my current project, I am dealing with date intervals in T-SQL very heavily. I’ve hit interesting issue recently – how...
2011-07-08
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Learning From the Mistakes of Other DBAs
I have been a judge for the Exceptional DBA of the Year Awards ever since its inception, and one of...
2011-07-08
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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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