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Team DBA and Collaboration
In previous blog posts I have explored the relevance of the DBA position itself in business and the unique ways that SQL Server DBAs tend to fall...
Top 3 Development Environments for PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) supporting extensibility and standards-compliance. Just like any...
2 Ways to identify that we have a bad plan in SQL Server
SQL Server is a complex RDBMS with a lot of capabilities in it. I am sure most of us have just scratched the surface when it comes to working with...
Top 3 Sample Databases for PostgreSQL
If a developer is attempting to learn a new process or test some code, it’s best to utilize a test environment such as a sandbox rather than the...
Top 4 Startup Parameters DBAs Must Know
Introduction Working on a server is always something DBAs cherish. With every environment that they monitor, they want to know how applications can...
Pinging via IPv4
All PowerShell versions You can use ping.exe just like any other command inside PowerShell scripts. By adding “-4” to the command line,...
5 Different Ways to Start SQL Server Services
If nothing works, then a restart works. This is the exact sentiments that an Administrator has when it comes to working with software. If you are...
Make Parameters Mandatory and Optional at the Same Time
An often overlooked feature in PowerShell is the ability to make a function parameter both optional and mandatory - at the same time. Let's for...
Enabling Visual Styles
When you use Windows Forms dialogs and windows, you may have noticed that they show differently, depending on whether you launched your script from...
Test Local User Account Credentials
Verifying a Local User Account Here is a snippet that verifies a local user account. Simply submit a username and a password. You get back either...
Using RegEx to Filter Files
Get-ChildItem supports basic wildcards, but it does not support the rich feature set of regular expressions. If you combine Get-ChildItem with...