Monthly Archives: March 2016

Open Source SQLPS

Posted on March 11, 2016 by way0utwest

I first saw PowerShell in 2007 or 2008 at TechEd. I was both fascinated and excited, finding the idea of using command line tools both nostalgic as well as handy. Certainly there have been a number of file based operations I’ve wanted … Continue reading →

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Building Better Software

Posted on March 10, 2016 by way0utwest

One of the ways in which many software development teams have tried to improve is by examining what has worked in other organizations and projects and experimenting with ideas. Across the decades that we have been using computers, there have … Continue reading →

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The Slack Integration

Posted on March 9, 2016 by way0utwest

About a year ago, my group at Redgate Software adopted Slack as a way of communicating with each other. Slack has become very popular with development teams, and is used extensively in many companies, including my own. At first I liked this tool, which … Continue reading →

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Converting SQL Backup Files to MTF

Posted on March 8, 2016 by way0utwest

I got a copy of some backup files recently and needed to restore them. However, I don’t have SQL Backup installed on all my instances. It’s not a big deal to install it, but since this is a one-off, I … Continue reading →

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