Rob Sewell

Rob was a SQL Server DBA with a passion for Powershell, Azure, Automation, and SQL (PaaS geddit?). Now he just helps people. He is a Cloud and Data Center MVP and a Data Platform MVP, an officer for the PASS DevOps Virtual Chapter, co-leader of Data South West and PSConf EU organiser and has spoken at and volunteered at many Data and PowerShell events all over the world. He is a proud supporter of the Data and Powershell communities.

He relishes sharing and learning and can be found doing both via Twitter and his blog. He spends most of his time looking at a screen and loves to solve problems. He knows that looking at a screen so much is bad for him because his wife tells him so. Thus, you can find him on the cricket field in the summer and flying a drone in the winter.

He has a fabulous beard

Twitter: @@SQLDbaWithBeard
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robsewellsqldba

Using Get-SQLDiagFix to get information from the SQL Server Diagnostic API with PowerShell

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

The SQL Server Diagnostics Preview was announced just over a week ago It includes an add-on for SQL Server Management...

2017-07-18 (first published: 2017-07-04)

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Writing Dynamic and Random Tests Cases for Pester

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

I have written a module SQLDiagAPI for consuming the SQL Server Diagnostics API with PowerShell. I blogged about how I...

2017-07-06

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Creating a PowerShell Module and TDD for Get-SQLDiagRecommendations

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

Yesterday I introduced the first command in the SQLDiagAPI module. A module to consume the SQL Diagnostics API.
I have been...

2017-06-30

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PowerShell Module for the SQL Server Diagnostics API – 1st Command Get-SQLDiagRecommendations

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

I saw this blog post about the SQL Server Diagnostics add-on to SSMS and API and thought I would write...

2017-06-29

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VSCode – PowerShell extension 1.4.0 new command Out-CurrentFile

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

Yesterday David Wilson announced version 1.4.0 of the PowerShell extension for VSCode
Just released #PowerShell for VS @Code 1.4.0 with new...

2017-06-22

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dbatools at #SQLSatDublin

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

This weekend SQL Saturday Dublin occurred. For those that don’t know SQL Saturdays are free conferences with local and international speakers...

2017-06-21

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VS Code – Automatic Dynamic PowerShell Help

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

VS Code is my coding tool of choice. I love that one lightweight editor can do so much and as...

2017-06-12

565 reads

Pester Test Inception and the Show Parameter

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

My fantastic friend Andre Kamman b | t and I presented at PSConfEu last week

and whilst we were there we were...

2017-05-26 (first published: 2017-05-09)

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Pester for Presentations – Ensuring it goes ok

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

Whilst I was at PSCONFEU I presented a session on writing pester tests instead of using checklists. You can see it here
During the...

2017-05-16

675 reads

Setting the default file type for a new file in VS Code

by Rob Sewell

SQL DBA With A Beard

Just a short post today. When you open a new file in VS Code (Using CTRL + N) it opens by...

2017-05-02 (first published: 2017-04-24)

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SQL Server 2025 RegEx and AI

One of the language changes in SQL Server 2025 that I’ve seen a lot...

T-SQL Tuesday #192: SQL Server 2025 Backup Changes

I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as...

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Identify a Slipstream Installation

I get a new SQL Server instance from my build team. How can I tell if the instance was installed using a slipstream installation later?

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