To wrap up this series of PowerShell articles, let's take a look at a few tips and tricks for working with PowerShell in SQL Server on a regular basis. To wrap up this series of PowerShell articles, ...

There are two SQL Server PowerShell modules; SqlServer and SQLPS. The SqlServer module is the current PowerShell module to use. The SQLPS module is included with the SQL Server installation (for ...

Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...

DECLARE @agname SYSNAME, @listnername VARCHAR(128), @primaryserver VARCHAR(128), @agserverlist VARCHAR(MAX), @agdblist VARCHAR(MAX); INNER JOIN master.sys.availability_replicas Replicas ON ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Use PowerShell a group of servers when their registration properties are different from what you would ordinarily keep, or when it’s changing constantly. In other words, if you have certain server ...