Max Length of a column in a DataTable in PowerShell
Whilst I was writing my Test-DbaLastBackup Posts I ran into a common error I get when importing datatables into a...
2017-04-01
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SQL DBA With A Beard
Getting SQL Server File Sizes and Space Used with dbatools
I read a great blog post about answering the question how big is the database using T-SQL on SQL Buffet...
2017-03-29
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Test your Sqlserver backups on Linux with PowerShell and dbatools
I have written about Test-DbaLastBackup in posts here, here and here. They have been Windows only posts.
With SQL Server vNext...
2017-03-27
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Using Pester with dbatools Test-DbaLastBackup
In previous posts I have shown how to use Test-DbaLastBackup from dbatools and how you can make use of the...
2017-04-11 (first published: 2017-03-25)
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Backing up SQL Server on Linux using Ola Hallengrens Maintenance Solution
With the release of SQL Server vNext CTP 1.4 SQL Agent was released for use on Linux. To install it...
2017-04-06 (first published: 2017-03-22)
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Taking dbatools Test-DbaLastBackup a little further
In a previous post I showed how easy it is to test your backups using Test-DbaLastBackup
Today I thought I would...
2017-04-05 (first published: 2017-03-22)
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Testing Your SQL Server Backups the Easy Way with PowerShell & dbatools
In a previous post I wrote about how easy it was to restore a whole SQL Servers user databases from...
2017-03-20
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Restoring an entire SQL Server user databases with PowerShell using dbatools
All the good DBAs backup their databases.
A significant amount of SQL DBAs use Ola Hallengrens maintenance solution to do so.
This...
2017-03-29 (first published: 2017-03-18)
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Adding a PowerShell Job Step to an existing SQL Agent Job Step with PowerShell
In my last post I showed how to add a T-SQL Job step to an existing SQL Agent Job. The...
2017-03-13
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VS Code PowerShell Snippets
Just a quick post, as much as a reminder for me as anything, but also useful to those that attended...
2017-03-17 (first published: 2017-03-12)
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Blogs
Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
The Book of Redgate: Profits
By Steve Jones
Redgate is a for-profit company. We look to make money by building and selling...
Session Materials for Techorama & DataGrillen 2026
I’ve uploaded the slides for my Techorama session Microsoft Fabric for Dummies and my...
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