Enable PowerShell Remoting
Enable PowerShell Remoting
I use PowerShell quite a lot to manage servers, especially SQL Servers. So I need to be able to run PowerShell...
2023-09-25 (first published: 2023-09-24)
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Yet another kind of orphan users in SQL Server
Yet another kind of orphan users in SQL Server
Or YAOU for short. (This silly acronym, I just made it up so don’t try...
2023-09-25 (first published: 2023-09-02)
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A Study in SQL Server Ad hoc Query Plans
A Study in SQL Server Ad hoc Query Plans
We, (or maybe it’s just my dismissive attitude towards it), often think of ad hoc...
2023-09-23 (first published: 2023-09-22)
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Get Configuration Change History From the SQL Server Error Logs
Get Configuration Change History From the SQL Server Error Logs
There are several options if and when you need to see if any configuration change was...
2023-09-23
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How to check if powershell is running as administrator with elevated privileges
How to check if powershell is running as administrator with elevated privileges
In case it's not clear from the title, I am referring to...
2023-09-06 (first published: 2023-08-14)
542 reads
Another option is coming to gain extended support for SQL 2012
Another option is coming to gain extended support for SQL 2012
If you still have SQL 2012 servers, you are probably aware that support...
2023-09-04 (first published: 2023-08-17)
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Getting list of protocols enabled in a SQL Server instance
protocols enabled in a SQL Server instance
There are number of ways you can find out what protocols are enable in a SQL Server...
2023-09-01 (first published: 2023-08-31)
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Remotely Check Disks Space, Find Large Files and Remove Old Files - PowerShell
Remotely Check Disks Space, Find Large Files and Remove Old Files - PowerShell
For a very important client, I currently manage over 200 SQL...
2023-08-29
31 reads
A Basic SQL Script to Monitor Long Running SQL Server Agent Jobs
A Basic SQL Script to Monitor Long Running SQL Server Agent Jobs
As a SQL Server DBA, especially Production/Operations DBA in a relatively large environment,...
2023-08-16 (first published: 2023-07-31)
952 reads
Remotely Copy Files To Multiple Destinations Using PowerShell
Remotely Copy Files To Multiple Destinations Using PowerShell
Basic Copy-Item cmdletIf you have used some PowerShell, you are probably familiar with Copy-Item...
2023-08-13 (first published: 2023-08-12)
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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