A general rule of thumb for tuning database applications is "80 percent application, 20 percent database." This means that, on average, developers can tune 20 percent of performance problems by ...

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

There are lots of ways to create MSSQL databases via PowerShell. We could invoke a T-SQL query using the CREATE DATABASE term, we could write some code to use the [Create() method with SMO] or, if ...

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...

The database used in this lab is an internal database belonging to IBM; a sample HR database. This is an HR database schema that consists of 5 tables called EMPLOYEES, JOB_HISTORY, JOBS, DEPARTMENTS ...