SQL, PowerShell, and more from a SQL Server DBA
dbachecks has seen the light about two months ago. As I'm writing this blog post, the module counts with more than 2600 downloads just from the PowerShell gallery. The module has about 110 configurable checks that make our live easier! Today I will write about an option that I think users still do not realize … Continue reading dbachecks – Setting temporary configuration values
Every now and again I see some people complaining about not getting the properties they want when using a PowerShell command. For instance, someone was using the Get-Service command to query what was the "Startup Type" of WinRM service. For that the person used the following command: which produces the following output: As you can … Continue reading Is this command broken? I can’t see some properties! – DefaultDisplayPropertySet, Get-Member and Select-Object *
I’m currently working on a SQL code migration from Firebird to SQL Server and I hit an error that I haven’t seen for some time. The error message is the following: Msg 206, Level 16, State 2, Line 4 Operand type clash: datetime2 is incompatible with int This ringed the bell right away! Somewhere on … Continue reading Did you know…you can’t do arithmetic operations with datetime2 like with datetime?
dbachecks is a new PowerShell module from the SQL Server Community! For more information, read introducing dbachecks. If you don't know dbachecks, we have released a good amount of blog posts that will help you: Announcing dbachecks – Configurable PowerShell Validation For Your SQL Instances by Rob Sewell introducing dbachecks - a new module from … Continue reading dbachecks – A different approach for an in-progress and incremental validation
For the last couple of months, members of the dbatools team have been working on a new PowerShell module called dbachecks. This open source PowerShell module will enable you to validate your SQL Instances. Today it is released for you all to start to use 🙂 dbachecks launch - the blog posts series Here you … Continue reading dbachecks – Using Power BI dashboards to analyse results
In two weeks from now, on 23th of February, I will be speaking at SQLBits 2018! It’s my first time on the largest SQL Server conference in Europe for data professionals. I will deliver a session about SQL Server Reporting Services and PowerShell titled - "Administrating SSRS without boring web based clicks". You can check … Continue reading I will be speaking at SQL Bits 2018
One of the main DBA's duties is to guarantee that SQL Server instances are up-to-date in terms of patches (Service Packs, Cumulative Updates or Security Updates). Recently, dbatools added a new command that turns this validation a piece of cake. Thanks to Simone Bizzotto (@niphlod) for baking up the command that Shawn Melton (@wsmelton) and … Continue reading Using dbatools to verify your SQL Server instances version compliance
