TIL: Get-DbaErrorLog
Ed: SQLDork is a Junior DBA on the team here, learning the DBATools in addition to normal DBA stuff™ Today’s dbatools command is Get-DbaErrorLog, which is very similar to...
2020-05-29
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TIL: Measure-DbaBackupThroughput
Today’s dbatools command: Measure-DbaBackupThroughput This one’s a smaller command, but that doesn’t mean it’s without use. If you need information on backup speeds (throughput) or early warning of possible...
2020-05-26
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Data Bits – Episode 8 – Chrissy LeMaire
Microsoft Data Platform and PowerShell MVP, Chrissy Lemaire (b|t) sat down with us in the virtual studio Saturday, and we had a blast getting to know her! Quotables: “This...
2020-05-28 (first published: 2020-05-18)
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TIL: Get-DbaAgentJobHistory
Another blog post, another dbatools command. Today’s command: Get-DbaAgentJobHistory Basic command, gets all the job history info and pipes it to gridview, because there’s a LOT of info here....
2020-05-14
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TIL: Get-DbaLastBackup
(This post comes from one of our Junior DBAs – @SQLDork) I’ve been learning dbatools over the past week or so, you can read the previous blog posts here...
2020-05-06
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TIL: Restore-DbaDatabase
(This post comes from one of our Junior DBAs – @SQLDork) If you haven’t read it already, i recently wrote a blogpost where i go over Backup-DbaDatabase, you can...
2020-04-29
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TIL: Backup-DbaDatabase
(This post comes from one of our Junior DBAs – @SQLDork) I’m learning how to use dbatools. Today’s command: Backup-DbaDatabase I’m using the 64-bit PowerShell ISE (running as administrator),...
2021-04-26 (first published: 2020-04-27)
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Data Bits – Episode 7 – Mary Elizabeth McNeely
20+ year Oracle DBA Mary Elizabeth stopped by the Data Bits virtual studio today! Quotables: “Corona Curls”, “rolling around in the food” and “Capitalist Pirate” You can reach Mary...
2020-04-24
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IRL #7: Test Restores and CheckDB
My Pluralsight course for new SQL Server DBAs Problem: My client asked me for a way to automate test restores and CheckDB either ad hoc or on a schedule,...
2020-04-29 (first published: 2020-04-23)
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Data Bits – Episode 6 – Peter Shore
SQL DBA Peter Shore (t) and I had a great time recording this. Quotables: “Vehemently OK”, “Intentional Accidental DBA”, “Professional Nerd”, “Senior DBA as defined by AARP” I cut...
2020-04-13
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
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