You've automated the SQL database backup process; now, let's restore in auto mode. Here's how to do it with PowerShell. In my last post, I demonstrated a script that can execute backups for a server.

What if your PC could take care of boring tasks for you? With Windows PowerShell, it can. Here's how I use PowerShell to ...

IT pros these days tend to wear many hats and handle seemingly random tasks on a daily basis. At any given time, you may find yourself dealing with an angry user about an Outlook problem, while ...

PowerShell is not just an application, it is a scripting language built on .Net CLR that automates IT tasks. It has backward compatibility with CMD and can automate simple or complex tasks. Because of ...

A surprising number of Windows system administration tasks can be automated, striking items from your to-do list and allowing you to get more done in the day. The 2022 Windows PowerShell Certification ...

Whoever invented the phrase "work smarter, not harder" must have been dreaming about the day when we could all just automate great portions of our work and let tasks take place on their own, and that ...

Unfortunately, not every SQL database is always available when we expect it to be. When you're creating automation scripts to discover, add, update or remove records from a remote SQL database, you ...

Don’t copy and paste the same code over and over again. Instead, create a PowerShell function and save yourself time.

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 ...

Windows is ubiquitous, yet some of its best features aren't as well known as they should be. The 2024 Windows PowerShell Certification Bundle offers six courses that show you how to automate Windows ...