In the previous example we showed the special nature of the -NewName parameter in Rename-Item. it accepts a new file name, but also a script block...
Using Magic Script Block Parameters
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Bulk-Renaming Pictures
Renaming a single file is easy using Rename-Item, but sometimes cmdlet parameter can be much smarter and help you automate in bulk. For example,...
Using Precise for Database to Tune Tables and Indexes
When looking at a database to improve performance, I look at three types of tuning; statement, object, and instance. I want to walk you through some...
PowerShell Gallery dbatools – PowerShell Extension for Database Professionals
In the previous tip we explained how you can get PowerShellGet up and running with your PowerShell version. Now let’s see how easily the...
Creating a Data Culture Through Continuous Improvement
Far from a one-off effort, data quality and data culture require continuous improvement and optimization. Industry leading organizations recognize...
PowerShell Gallery: Discovering Script Block Logging (Part 2)
In the previous tip we introduced the free ScriptBlockLoggingAnalyzer module which uncovers the code that PowerShell logs. By default, this is...
PowerShell Gallery: Discovering Script Block Logging (Part 1)
In the previous tip we explained how you can get PowerShellGet up and running with your PowerShell version. Now let’s see how easily the...
Databases Don’t Build Themselves
Last week I was fortunate to be asked to present during the IDERA Live Event. There were many great presentations and those who attended received a...
PowerShell Gallery: Creating QR GeoLocations
In the previous tip we explained how you can get PowerShellGet up and running with your PowerShell version. Now let’s see how easily the...
How To Improve a Business-critical Third-party Application by Optimizing Its Generic Database Settings
Problem Background A business-critical third-party application for Microsoft SQL Server configured the database with generic settings, including...
PowerShell Gallery: Creating QRCode vCards
In the previous tip we explained how you can get PowerShellGet up and running with your PowerShell version. Now let’s see how easily the...
June #SQLChat – Soft Skills for the DBA / Developer
As a database administrator and IT professional there are certain technical skills that one is expected to know - but what soft skills are...
PowerShell Gallery: Creating QR Codes
In the previous tip we explained how you can get PowerShellGet up and running with your PowerShell version. Now let’s see how easily the...
What Happened to My Database?
Every DBA has at some point asked: “What the heck happened to my database?” In this blog, we’ll review some of the more common...
IDERA Database Tools roadmap for DBAs, database developers and data architects
At IDERA, users drive our product direction. That’s why we have been listening to your needs and have built a roadmap centered around you. In...
Accessing Free PowerShell Gallery (Part 2)
PowerShellGet is a new free extension for PowerShell that enables you to download and install free extensions and commands. It comes with PowerShell...
Accessing Free PowerShell Gallery (Part 1)
PowerShell is an extensible framework, and there are tons of free and very useful command extensions available on the PowerShell Gallery...
How Monyog Helps Profile Slow Queries in MariaDB
MariaDB came into being the day that Oracle announced the purchase of Sun in 2010. In order to keep it free under the GNU GPL, Michael Widenius...
Printing Tables from PowerShell (using WPF)
Whenever you would like to display, print, or save as PDF in a tabular form, WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) may be a good way. Originally,...
Creating PowerShell Command Cheat Sheets (Part 4)
In the previous tip, we created cheat sheets for PowerShell commands. We used command names and their synopsis to create cheat sheets like this:...
Creating PowerShell Command Cheat Sheets (Part 3)
In the previous tip, we created cheat sheets for PowerShell commands and turned them into HTML reports that could be opened in a browser, and...
Creating PowerShell Command Cheat Sheets (Part 2)
In the previous tip, we created cheat sheets for PowerShell commands, and as a reminder, this line would create a sheet for network commands...
Essential Alerting for Oracle, DB2, and Sybase DBAs
Precise tests availability, space, deadlocks, backups, jobs, CPU, load and performance trending plus many more conditions on a scheduled basis with...
Alerting on Availability, Space, Deadlocks, Backups, CPU – Essential Alerting for DBAs
Precise tests availability, space, deadlocks, backups, jobs, CPU, load and performance trending plus many more conditions on a scheduled basis with...