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Install SSMS using Powershell DSC
Learn how you can install SMSS automatically using PowerShell DSC as this series continues.
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Advanced SQL Server installation using Powershell DSC
Introduction In the previous article, we learned how to install a SQL Server instance with basic parameters like InstanceName, Features, SourcePath, SQLSysAdminAccounts, etc using Powershell DSC. In this article, we'll discover how to enhance our SQL Server installation with additional configurations. We'll cover things like setting up service account credentials, custom installation directories, configuring TempDB […]
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Install SQL Server using Powershell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
This article shows the basics of using PowerShell Desired State Configuration to install a SQL Server.
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Scheduling SQL Scripts Using Jenkins
Learn how a Jenkins server can be used to schedule SQL scripts to execute against SQL Server.
2020-12-22
28,406 reads
Scheduling PowerShell Using Jenkins
Introduction PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language; it is designed specifically for system administrators and power-users, to rapidly automate the administration of multiple operating systems (Linux, OSX, and Windows) and the processes related to the applications that run on those operating systems. For system administrators (DBAs\Wintel Admins), creating PowerShell scripts is a […]
2020-12-10
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Configuring SQL Server Always on Azure Servers(Iaas)
Configuration of SQL Server Always on in Azure Virtual machines differs in multiple ways comparing with the on-premise Implementations. This article will help you to have a handy note to configure always on in Azure servers from a DBA perspective.
2020-09-04 (first published: 2018-12-06)
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Fixing ‘A required Privilege is not held by client’ Error
This article is to explain a scenario I started facing in my work environment after some Windows Security patches rolled out .
A required privilege is not held by the client. The step failed.
2018-07-16
42,308 reads
Scheduling a PowerShell Script Using SQL Server Agent
This article will give you insight to understand how you can schedule a powershell script you have written using SQL Server Agent.
2018-05-22
40,744 reads
Install Visual Studio 2015 in Server without Internet Connection
Install Visual Studio 2015 in Windows Server without Internet Connection
2018-01-15
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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