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Changing PowerShell Priority
All PowerShell versions Maybe you’d like a PowerShell script to work in the background, for example copy some files, but you do not want the...
Reading In PFX-Certificate
All PowerShell versions When you use Get-PfxCertificate, you can read in PFX certificate files and use the certificate to sign scripts. However, the...
Accessing SQLServer Database
All Versions, SQL Server You are running an SQL Server? Then here is a PowerShell script template you could use to run an SQL query and retrieve the...
Top 2 Reasons Why Database Developers Take Certifications
Developers, Administrators and individuals have various levels of motivations when it comes to taking certifications. There are no set rules or ways...
5 Different Ways to Start SQL Server Services
If nothing works, then a restart works. This is the exact sentiments that an Administrator has when it comes to working with software. If you are...
Creating Colorful HTML Reports
All PowerShell versions To turn results into colorful custom HTML reports, simply define three script blocks: one that writes the start of the HTML...
Lesser Known SQL Server Backup Practices by Pinal Dave
One of the most critical responsibility of a Database Administrator (DBA) is to make sure that the databases are backed up on regular basis. What...
Tips Developers Must Know Reading Query Plans
Guest post by Pinal Dave If you are a developer, you might have heard this from your DBA – “That query plan has some problems”. This blog would help...
3 Leadership Tips That Define Success by Pinal Dave
Check out this guest post by industry expert Pinal Dave who provides 3 leadership tips to define success in any industry. Every individual has their...
Understanding Database Backup Strategies by Pinal Dave
Backup is one of the driest topics and it seems to be something non-negotiable for a DBA role. If we look into the fine prints of why someone should...
5 Common Mistakes Every Database Developer Must Avoid
Being a developer is an awesome experience – trust us. You are an architect and the builder of your dreams. A developer shapes the way the...
Turning Off “FullLanguage” Mode
All PowerShell versions PowerShell can be restricted in many ways. One is to set the language mode from “FullLanguage” to...
Building Your Very First Data Model From Scratch
Section 1: Creating a Data Model In this section, we will be learning how to create a data model from scratch using ER/Studio Data Architect. See...
What Policy Guidelines are Required for your SQL Environment?
As adherence to regulations continues to be pressed upon organizations by industry and government regulators, the ability of the organizations to...
Controlling Execution of Executables
All PowerShell versions PowerShell treats executables (files with extension EXE) like any other command. You can, however, make sure that PowerShell...
Three Facets of Metadata: Structure, Content, Meaning – by David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity, Inc.
Faking Object Type
PowerShell 3 and later The internal PowerShell ETS is responsible for converting objects to text. To do this, it looks for a property called...
Metadata Integration
The operational culture of the enterprise has gradually shifted towards a more business-centric model, one where business users and front line...
Using PowerShell Remoting without Domain
PowerShell 3 and later By default, when you enable PowerShell remoting via Enable-PSRemoting, then only Kerberos authentication is enabled. This...
Enabling and Disabling PowerShell Remoting
PowerShell 3 and later If you want to access a computer remotely via PowerShell, then on the destination side (on the computer you want to visit),...
Reading System Logs from File
All PowerShell Versions Sometimes, you may have to evaluate system log files that have been exported to disk, or you want to read a system log file...
WMI Search Tool
All PowerShell Versions WMI is a great and powerful technique: simply specify a WMI class name, and back you get all the instances of that class:...
List All Information
All PowerShell Versions Most of the time, PowerShell will not show you the complete results that you get from cmdlets. Instead, PowerShell limits...
Big Data the BuzzWord by Pinal Dave
The talk of the town these days is around Big Data if you are in a data-related domain. Most of the top CIOs are trying to get onto this bandwagon...
5 Things Developers Must Know for Working with their Databases
This article by Pinal Dave looks at some of the developer traits that one must keep in mind while working with databases Being in the databases...
Getting US ZIP Codes
All PowerShell Versions Ever wanted to find out the ZIP code of a city, or vice versa find out the city that belongs to a ZIP code? Then simply ask...
Reading Registry Values with Type
All PowerShell Versions Reading all registry values is simple when you do not need the data type: simply use Get-ItemProperty: Get-ItemProperty...
Finding Files plus Errors
All PowerShell Versions When you use Get-ChildItem to recursively search directory paths for files, you may stumble across subfolders where you do...
The Metadata Conundrum – by David Loshin
This is the second in a series of six posts from David Loshin. Read the previous post and the next post in the series. In my last...