Update: This method is faster but some anti-virus software hate it. I've since reverted our method of import to an all-in-one ps1 👎
Considering dbatools now has over 500 commands, we are always eager to keep an eye on the speed of our import process.
As outlined in the blog post decreasing module import times, we've …
Read MoreRecently, I had a couple colleagues tell me that their PowerShell code sucks.
One of them is a beginner who manages a large SharePoint farm and the other is more advanced and wrote a few commands that saves me hours of work each week.
See the disconnect there? Their PowerShell code, which helps manage Enterprise …
Read MoreYesterday, I presented at PSPowerHour and during my intro, my iPad's volume turned up so I got distracted when talking about something that really meant a lot to me.
And I'm a bit bummed that I wasn't able to properly convey how much it meant that I was awarded as a PowerShell Community Hero earlier this year. I was …
Read More- Recently, PASS announced their first round of speakers for Summit 2017 speakers and I'm on the list! I'm particularly excited because Summit is the largest SQL Server event in the world and it's looking like PowerShell will be getting some great exposure this year. …
Read More Recently, I was approached by supa-famous Joey Aiello of the PowerShell team at my favorite conference ever, PSConf.eu.
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Read MoreIf you've used Out-File, Set-Content or Add-Content to create a SQL file, you may notice that SQL Server Management Studio complains about normalizing the line breaks.
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Read MoreIn a recent version of PowerShell, Publish-Module, which publishes modules to the Gallery began requiring fully qualified Assembly names such as
"Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo, Version=$smoversion, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91"
.Previously, it was sufficient just to use short names such as …
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