Monthly Archives: March 2016

The Data Driven Event

Posted on March 8, 2016 by way0utwest

This Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 10am, EST, MIcrosoft will host Data Driven, a live virtual conference. This is slated to be the launch event for SQL Server 2016, though there has been no information released about whether this is also … Continue reading →

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Saving Time Through Automation

Posted on March 7, 2016 by way0utwest

Recently I ran across a nice post from Joey D’Antoni about not installing SQL Server from the GUI. It’s a good post, and it reminds me that I should be using this technique each time I build a new VM, but … Continue reading →

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Restoring a Striped Backup–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on March 7, 2016 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Recently I uncompressed some SQL Backup Pro files. Since multiple threads were used to make the backup, I ended … Continue reading →

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PowerShell–Don’t Use Write-Host

Posted on March 4, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ve written a few scripts and programs lately, mostly just for fun. In those scripts, I’ve used Write-Host to return output. To me, it’s been like “Print” in various languages where I can get output of a program. Often I’ll … Continue reading →

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