Confessions of a DBA – Part 3
After reading this confession, I am sure almost every DBA is going feel a churn in their stomach. They are...
2011-04-14
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Blog Posts
Get all SERVERPROPERTY values for SQL Server
A quick script to grab all the SERVERPROPERTY() values from a SQL instance in a table. Useful when you forget...
2011-04-14
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Optimising SQL Server for Sharepoint 2010
I attended the SharePoint Best Practices Conference this week in London. As a complete newbie, this event was superb - a...
2011-04-14
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Performance Tuning: Start to Finish
The very first ever SQL Rally is taking place in a little less than four weeks in Orlando Florida. It’s...
2011-04-14
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Powershell Day 14
Day 14 Tools and more info As Powershell is a global language and its open to explore. So many great...
2011-04-14
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Re-Blogging Posts
Over the last couple months, I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with some of my old posts. ...
2011-04-14
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 13
For Day 13 of this series, we will cover Intel Turbo Boost Technology. This is not like the the old...
2011-04-13
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Andy Leonard’s great idea: SQLPeople events
Not too long ago, Andy Leonard (blog|twitter) dreamed up the idea to create the SQLPeople community. The community is forming...
2011-04-13
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DBCC TraceOn – some processes are global.
Hi,
I was recently doing some testing as I thought that I’d experiment with the ghost clean up process.
I found that...
2011-04-13
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Powershell Day 13
Day 13 Other XML: Powershell support XML, as XML is a language which works great for windows, and it’s like...
2011-04-13
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Blogs
From DBA or Data Engineer to AI Engineer: A Realistic Path
If you spend your days tuning queries, managing pipelines, or keeping a production database...
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...
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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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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