SQL Backup 7
What more could you add to a SQL Server backup product? It seems that many software products, including Red Gate’s...
2012-04-24
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Automatic page repair with SQL Server Mirroring
Now and then my colleagues and I find our selves in the middle of a discussion about SQL Server Mirroring...
2012-05-01 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #3: Choosing Drivers
When working with Oracle, drivers are truly a pain to get working correctly. I will discuss my preferred choice and...
2012-04-24
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List of Sharepoint Blogs
I ran across this list of Sharepoint blogs by Rene Modery while doing some Sharepoint reading. He has an OPML...
2012-04-24
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Updated Thoughts on Antivirus on SQL Servers
I hate running antivirus on SQL Servers. I agree antivirus is a necessary evil on most systems, but I don't...
2012-04-30 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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Call for Mentors for The Mentoring Experiment
We’re about to start our second experiment over at The Mentoring Experiment and we need mentors. Last time we picked...
2012-05-04 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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Change Package Properties Using Parameters–SSIS 2012
In DTS, changing package properties was close to impossible (the less we talk about DTS, the better). Package configurations introduced...
2012-04-24
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SQL Server 2005 backups in a hung state because of full text search process
I came across an issue today where a backup process was in a blocked state with a wait type of...
2012-04-24
620 reads
UF Dissolves Computer Science Program, Increases Funding for “Future Jobs”
In a bold and decisive move earlier today, the University of Florida has decided to dissolve their computer science education...
2012-04-26 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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OPASS April Meeting Recap
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of speaking in Orlando, FL at the OPASS monthly meeting. I spoke on Extending...
2012-04-24
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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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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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