Tag Archives: administration

dbatools is Growing Up

Posted on March 29, 2018 by way0utwest

The dbatools.io project is growing up rapidly. I went to check something the other day and I was amazed at the command list. This used to fit on one page. Now it’s not close. Here’s the first page: In fact, it … Continue reading →

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Ad Hoc Logs

Posted on March 23, 2018 by way0utwest

A long time ago I started working in a team of people as a general systems administrator. I worked in a team of six people managing a large, 1000+ node network with a number of servers. In my first exposure to … Continue reading →

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More SQL Server Updates

Posted on March 22, 2018 by way0utwest

This was a busy week for updates. I finished adding new builds to the build lists for 2017, 2016, and 2014, the first time I’ve done all three platforms on the same day. To be fair, two updates were on the 19th and … Continue reading →

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Template Configuration

Posted on February 16, 2018 by way0utwest

One of my goals this year is to really spend some time learning more about Extended Events (XE). I’m somewhat embarassed that almost a decade after their introduction in SQL Server 2008, I have a fairly rudimentary grasp of the … Continue reading →

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