Monthly Archives: January 2014

Powershell in a Month – Day 7 Adding Commands

Posted on January 7, 2014 by way0utwest

This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in a Month of Lunches book by Don Jones. Post holidays, day 7 looks at the shell itself and adding in snap-ins and modules. … Continue reading →

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DBAs Need to Learn to Develop

Posted on January 7, 2014 by way0utwest

My first exposure to computers was as a child, learning to program in BASIC, Assembler, and Pascal. From there I moved into other areas, such as networking and system administration. I learned about a variety of technologies before focusing on … Continue reading →

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Budget for Training

Posted on January 6, 2014 by way0utwest

I hope everyone had a great holiday season and is refreshed, ready to tackle the new year. Many of you might have made resolutions with the calendar change, and I’d urge you to consider making one more: a resolution to … Continue reading →

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The Powershell Challenge–Notes and Observations

Posted on January 3, 2014 by way0utwest

It’s been a month and a half in real time since I started the Powershell Challenge. In that time, I had a business trip and 9 days of vacation and the holidays that impacted the event. After a week of … Continue reading →

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