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Replication: Initialize with Backup
Sometimes your DB is so big you need to initialize replication with a backup and restore instead of a snapshot. Here I show you how to do it. I don’t go into any replication basics, but I do give a...
View ArticleRegex: Removing Restore Statement Dupes
This is a great video to show you how to think in a way that gets you a good regex. Here I’ve got SQL restore statements that need to be kept while others need to be deleted. I’m going to show you how...
View ArticleBeginning Powershell for DBAs: Part 1
The time has come where DBAs can no longer afford to ignore Powershell. Not only has it become an integral part of SQL Server, but we’re being asked to do things on a much grander scale than ever...
View ArticleLoading SQL Data From Powershell
Learn how to load data into and out of SQL Server using PowerShell. We go beyond the basics and use .NET and
View ArticleBeginning SQL Server SMO
Recently I was invited to talk about beginning SMO on the SQL Undercover podcast. So I put together a tutorial to teach SMO in PowerShell from the very beginning. This isn’t a PowerShell tutorial; it’s...
View ArticlePowershell Error Handling Basics
This is a live session where I teach someone the basics of PS error handling. Here’s the 2nd vid in the series. Powershell Error Handling Basics 2
View ArticlePowershell Error Handling Basics 2
Continuing with our discussion on PS error handling. Watch the first vid here: Powershell Error Handling Basics – MidnightDBA
View ArticleClasses in Powershell: Part 1
Ever want to create your own classes in powershell? Ever wonder what a class is? Here I’m teaching a live session that explains what classes are, and the basics of creating classes.This is the 1st...
View ArticlePowershell Classes: Part 3
This is part 3 of our series on how to create classes in powershell.We start by going over homework and then get into hidden classes and creating a fire hazard in our code. Watch Part 1Watch Part 2
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server – Powershell Splatting
Help keep your command code organized by splatting parameters. Here I show how to splat a colored help file to make it really easy to change colors if you want. JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER!...
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