What Are You Waiting For?
This editorial discusses how to help others take their first step into contributing to the community
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Editorials
A Tool is Better than a Script
Tools are important to DBAs, but they need to be reliable, both in what they do, and how they work.
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Spring Connections and Learning at PASS On Tour
The spring PASS On Tour event is coming to Chicago in a few weeks.
2026-04-27
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Every Database Has Problems
The magic way to get better performance from your system is to write better code from the start.
2026-04-22
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The New OS Wars
A few countries are looking to reduce their reliance on US technology. While they might leave Windows, Steve thinks they will continue to run SQL Server.
2026-04-20
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2026-04-17
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Who is Irresponsible?
It can be irresponsible to use AI, but is it in many cases? Steve has a few thoughts.
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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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