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Fun with PowerShell Asynchronous

Imagine a candle that is lit and takes 1 hour to burn out. Now imagine one hundred candles. How many hours will it last? That depends. If they are lit simultaneously, it will take 1 hour. That is the basic idea of running in the background or asynchronously. Of course, the 100 candles can execute independently of one another, unlike if you try to run 100 processes on a computer with 2 cores. PowerShell has some ways to manage that, as PowerShell job – which we will see in this article – runspaces – needs to add programmable using .net.

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2025-02-14

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Dark Mode in SSMS 21 and overall first impressions

Let me cut to the chase. If you are like me, you may have been searching for: How to turn on Dark Mode in SSMS V21. Searching for that very thing today inspired me to write this blog to help others do the same thing because I couldn’t seem to find an easy answer.

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2025-02-10

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Navigating the Database Landscape in 2025 Livestream on Feb 12

Join us on February 12th for the livestream: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2025: Simplifying Complexity. Discover the latest trends and insights from our 2025 report, learn new approaches for professional development, and gain valuable knowledge to stay ahead in your career.

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2025-02-10 (first published: )

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How to use @@ROWCOUNT in SQL Server

I would like to know the number of rows affected by my SQL Server query. I know this is displayed as a message in SQL Server Management Studio, but I have to check the number of rows in an IF statement to verify if everything went alright. How can I do this in SQL Server?

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