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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Creating a streamlined and efficient data extraction process is a crucial aspect of any data-driven project. As a developer, I often find myself at the crossroads of facilitating data access for our ...

This article describes how to use PowerShell or the Azure CLI to deploy a Windows Server failover cluster, add SQL Server VMs to the cluster, and listener for an Always On availability group within ...

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 ...

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 ...

PowerShell is cool, but it's not always appropriate. Here's a quick list to help you decide when to use it PowerShell is one of the coolest new things to come out of Microsoft in a long while, and ...

This PowerShell script will send a SQL query or an update to CUCM over HTTPS. It uses the AXLAPI wsdl that you must first download from your version of CUCM. See Installation section of this README.