This document discusses how to send emails directly from SQL Server using stored procedures and triggers. It describes configuring an email account and profile in SQL Server, and using the msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail stored procedure to send emails. Logs of email accounts, profiles, and messages can be viewed in SQL Server tables for troubleshooting. Configuring email in SQL Server allows notifications to be sent when jobs complete or fail, sending query results, and alerts without using third-party applications.