Tag Archives: administration

Remove-DbaBackup with dbatools

Posted on April 13, 2018 by way0utwest

I really like the dbatools project. This is a series of PowerShell cmdlets that are built by the community and incredibly useful for migrations between SQL Servers, but also for various administrative actions. I have a short series on these … Continue reading →

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Is the DBA Title Dying?

Posted on April 4, 2018 by way0utwest

Not is the DBA joib dying, though we could argue about that as well. Instead, I’m asking if the title of Database Administrator is going away. Are there going to be people that really want to send out resumes and apply … Continue reading →

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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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