Script DB Level Permissions v4.6
Script database and object level permissions for all database users
2022-01-12 (first published: 2021-06-11)
18,667 reads
S. Kusen
Script DB Level Permissions v4.3
Script database and object level permissions for all database users
2017-07-25 (first published: 2016-02-26)
15,115 reads
2015-08-06 (first published: 2010-11-02)
26,978 reads
Collect Data from Multiple Instances Using SSIS and Powershell
Use SSIS to pull data from multiple instances. Combine with powershell to run multiple instances simultaneously.
2015-02-23
8,497 reads
Automate Your Central Management Server Registrations
Easily register SQL Servers in your inventory to your CMS for easy multi-server queries.
2014-08-18
5,618 reads
SQL 2008 SP/CU Patching Through Windows Scheduled Tasks
Automate patch installations using the task scheduler and command line hotfix options for SQL.
2011-05-03
4,689 reads
T-Log Backup/Restore with Date & Time
Simple script formatting the date and naming a backup file path for a t-log and restoring those logs.
2010-12-29 (first published: 2010-12-15)
1,498 reads
Multi-Script, Multi-DB Deployments
A way to handle application releases involving multiple scripts and/or multiple databases.
2010-08-23
6,755 reads
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