When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

I’ve created a script that monitors a table in a SQL Server database. I’m only interested in one column in the table: TimeStamp. If the maximum (newest) value in TimeStamp is more than 30 minutes ...

Learn how to use PowerShell cmdlets to create and configure an Always On availability group by using PowerShell in SQL Server 2019 (15.x).

Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance enable you to configure your databases, instances, and pools using Azure PowerShell. [!INCLUDE [quickstarts-free ...