Free SQL Server 2008 online courseware from Microsoft
Just received word that Microsoft has posted 3 new courseware titles under the "What's New in SQL Server 2008" umbrella. ...
2008-04-14
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Blog Posts
MVP Day 1
Actually it wasn't really an official day. I came to Seattle a day early to see the Mariner's play and...
2008-04-14
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 2
It's always good to find a book or two on a subject when you want to be good at something....
2008-04-14
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 1
Mentoring is something I think a lot of us wish for and that few of us find. Few businesses encourage...
2008-04-13
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Forty Percent Discount on SQL 2008 Exams
Saw this in the MCP Flash today, if you register to be notified when the exams are live you get...
2008-04-11
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Charlotte SQL Server User Group Link Wrong at HQ Site
If you're looking for the Charlotte SQL Server User Group web page, the link on the PASS HQ site is...
2008-04-09
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How to Improve MS Connect
If you haven't visited yet, MS Connect replaces the old sqlwish email alias and provides - in theory! - a better way...
2008-04-09
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It's Over - SQL Server 2000 Support
Ok, I'm a bit of an ID10T at times.
I've talked about this for months, especially trying to push SP3 for...
2008-04-09
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Partitioning Gotcha
Well, it got me at least! Not long ago someone asked me about partitioned views and as I'm apt to...
2008-04-08
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SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
I made the decision today to start using SQL Server 2008 Management Studio at work to manage my 2000 and...
2008-04-08
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Blogs
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...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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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