Unfortunately, not every SQL database is always available when we expect it to be. When you're creating automation scripts to discover, add, update or remove records from a remote SQL database, you ...
I’ve created a script that monitors a table in a SQL Server database. I’m only interested in one column in the table: TimeStamp. If the maximum (newest) value in TimeStamp is more than 30 minutes ...
Use PowerShell to script objects on a schedule or in a special order. Use PowerShell if you need to switch between windows and SQL commands or even share data between the two. It’s much easier in ...
Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...