Using PowerShell to Manage SQLServer
This article provides a practical example of how Powershell can be used by DBAs.
2011-04-06
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Administration
TOP 10 SQL Server Requests That Should Be Automated
What DBA wouldn't want to make their job a little easier?
2011-04-05
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2011-03-23
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Lipoaspiration in your SQL Server Database
Once, when disk space was at a premium, DBAs fought hard to keep the size of their database down. Now there seems less motivation to 'fight the flab' of a database. Fabiano Amorim was watching television recently when the subject matter, cosmetic surgery, gave him the theme and inspiration for this guide to keeping your database fit and trim.
2011-03-16
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2011-03-02
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SQL Server Error Log Scanning
This article will show you how to scan SQL Server Error Logs with ease and track important information that is stored there.
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Question of the Day
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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