The Truth about SQLPS and PowerShell V2
With the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 there have been claims that sqlps is really PowerShell V1 under the...
2010-05-28
5,516 reads
Chad Miller
SQL Agent Visual Job Schedule Viewer
If you have experience with the SQL Server Agent you quickly realize the difficulty in managing job schedules. On a...
2010-05-15
4,730 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #006 Blobs, FileStream and PowerShell
In case you’re wondering about the title T-SQL Tuesday, it’s a monthly collection of SQL Server related content where a...
2010-05-11
4,011 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #005: SSIS Reporting
Automating SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) administration through PowerShell is very different than writing scripts against the core database engine....
2010-04-13
1,188 reads
Parsing SQL for Table Names
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition (VSDB) ships with a .NET class for parsing T-SQL. I’ve previously blogged about...
2010-04-04
2,161 reads
Powerscripting Podcast 2
I was interviewed by Jon (@JonWaltz) and Hal (@Halr9000) in episode 106 of the PowerScripting Podcast. This was my second...
2010-03-25
1,917 reads
Goodbye Live Spaces, Hello WordPress
After blogging on Live Spaces for a 517 days, I’ve made the difficult decision to move to my own domain...
2010-03-25
647 reads
I’ve Moved and So Should You
After blogging on Live Spaces for a couple of years, I’ve made the difficult decision to move to my own...
2010-03-21
517 reads
SQLIse A Powershell Based SQL Server Query Tool
SQL Server Powershell Powershell Extensions (SQLPSX) has been updated to version 2.1. The most notable change is the addition of...
2010-03-10
1,955 reads
Querying Oracle from Powershell Part 2
In part one we installed and configured the Oracle client software, in this post we will query an Oracle database...
2010-03-01
3,176 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The Jobs Report
By Steve Jones
A customer wanted a report they could email to their boss about jobs, something...
Automating SQL Maintenance: How DevOps Principles Reduce Downtime
By Chris Yates
In the world of modern data infrastructure, SQL databases remain the backbone of enterprise...
From Couch-Potato to Triathlete – and What This Means for Your SQL Server
Do you know if your SQL Server is really running at its best? To...
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Single User SQL Server on Linux
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