Laerte Junior The PoSh DBA: Assigning Data to Variables Via PowerShell Common Parameters Sometimes, it is the small improvements in a language that can make a real difference. PowerShell is able to introduce extra common parameters that can... 07 March 2016 7 min read
Laerte Junior The PoSh DBA – Towards the Re-usable PowerShell Script When starting out with PowerShell, it is hard to escape from the detail to work out the best strategy for creating scripts. Laerte explains how,... 21 January 2016 17 min read
Laerte Junior The PoSh DBA – Using the Basic PowerShell Paradigms PowerShell is like any computer language: you must understand the paradigms, the constructs, and the way it is designed to work to get the most... 04 December 2015 10 min read
Laerte Junior The PoSh DBA – Reading and Filtering Errors DBAs regularly need to keep an eye on the error logs of all their SQL Servers, and the event logs of the host servers as... 10 January 2014 31 min read
Laerte Junior The PoSH DBA – SQLPSX: SQL Server PowerShell Extensions Every DBA needs to know about SQLPSX, the PowerShell module library that is built by DBAs for DBAs, and designed to provide intuitive functions around... 10 December 2013 26 min read
Laerte Junior The PoSh DBA: Solutions using PowerShell and SQL Server PowerShell is worth using when it is the quickest way to providing a solution. For the DBA, it is much more than getting information from... 18 September 2012 15 min read
Laerte Junior The PoSh DBA – The Attributes of Advanced Functions Once you pass that point of just hurriedly writing PowerShell scripts for immediate use and start to write PowerShell functions for reuse, then you'll want... 19 June 2012 18 min read
Laerte Junior The PoSh DBA: Grown-Up PowerShell Functions Laerte goes step-by-step through the process of tidying up and making more reusable an untidy collection of PowerShell routines, showing how pipelines and advanced functions... 10 May 2012 19 min read
