Redmond Magazine

Using PowerShell To Back Up SQL Server Express Edition

For as long as I can remember, I have always configured the computers within my own organization to store data on network servers as opposed to the data being stored on workstations. That way, if one ...
Redmond Magazine

Under the Hood of the SQL Server PowerShell Provider

Throughout this series of posts there have been a number of examples of how to use the SQL Server PowerShell provider. However, these were always in context with a specific task (i.e. automating ...
MCPmag

Creating a SQL Server Login Using PowerShell and SMO

In a previous article, I talked about getting started with managing SQL server using PowerShell and the Server Management Objects (SMO). While that was mostly spent making the connection and doing ...
InfoWorld

When you should and shouldn’t use PowerShell in SQL Server

Use PowerShell to script objects on a schedule or in a special order. Use PowerShell if you need to switch between windows and SQL commands or even share data between the two. It’s much easier in ...
Ars Technica

Powershell and SQL Server 2014: Why Does It Hate sa?

$con = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection("Server=10.110.0.251;Database=BackupDB;User ID=sa;Password=P@ssword1!;connect Timeout=30") $con.open() $instance ...