Database Mail is a simple feature available to users of ordinary email accounts that can be configured to send automated alerts and scheduled reports concerning database performance. Just as you create calendar reminders to alert you of scheduled meetings, you can use SQL Server to perform similar functions. You can receive an alert when a new database is created, or get an email if a key performance indicators (KPI) has changed.
Say you would like to receive a spreadsheet every morning with the quantities sold for every product? Database Mail allows you to do that. This Datavail whitepaper will show you step-by-step, how to enable Database Mail, and will then provide you with sample scripts you can customize to create automated alerts and scheduled reports.