When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

De mogelijkheid om door een lijstje met objecten te lopen, is natuurlijk uiterst handig, maar vaak wil men deze objecten in een bepaalde volgorde terugkrijgen, al was het maar voor het overzicht. Met ...

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 ...

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 ...

PowerShell gives DBAs a reason to begin using SMO for real, so now we'll find out about all the gory details I was talking to a good friend at Microsoft last week, telling him about the problems I’ve ...