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 ...

Before you can document your SQL Server environment with SQL Power Doc you'll to meet the following requirements: Permissions - SQL Power Doc makes connections to standalone SQL Server instances using ...

Windows without PowerShell 2.0: Microsoft removes the version still included for compatibility for good. It has long been considered obsolete. PowerShell 2.0 is finally history: The version of the ...

Microsoft will remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows starting in August, eight years after announcing its deprecation and keeping it around as an optional feature. The 14-year-old command processor ...

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 ...

Attackers are increasingly abusing sanctioned tools to subvert automated defenses. Tracking your Windows fleet’s PowerShell use — especially consultant workstations — can provide early indications of ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

This comprehensive guide covers essential PowerShell information, including features, system requirements, and how Microsoft's framework extends to task automation and management. PowerShell was ...

As a person with a chronic illness, I'm no stranger to bloodwork. I used to pore over my lab results, googling the various meanings, and trying not to panic when a test fell out of range. Function ...

Viewing and changing your BIOS settings can be a painful experience; you need to reboot your system, hit the right key combinations at the right time to enter the BIOS, navigate around somewhat ...