decreasing module import times
SQL Server Operations Studio by Microsoft is like SSMS for ops, all open source and published on GitHub! They recently updated their wiki’s Performance page, addressing why SQL Operations Studio …
three ways to track logins using dbatools
Years ago, I wrote Watch-DbaDbLogin which keeps an inventory of accounts, hosts and programs that log into a SQL Server. It was pretty crude, but helped immensely during my migration, …
Rob Sewell talks about dbatools on RunAs Radio
Back around the time we did SQL Bits, Rob Sewell spoke to Richard Campbell at RunAs Radio. The show, Managing SQL Server using dbatools with Rob Sewell, is a fun …
happy belated world backup day
Happy Belated World Backup Day! I wish it was Backup and Restore Day, Test Your Backups Day, or World Recoverability Day, but alas. I’m currently working on my portion of …
a new command to find all of your sql instances
Nearly every time I inherit a SQL Server environment, I’m only given a partial list of SQL Servers that exist on the network. It’s my usual routine to get permission …
dbatools is now MIT licensed!
Nearly two years ago, I wrote that as a open source GPL-licensed project, dbatools was free as in speech and free as in beer. I chose the GNU GPL for …
simplifying extended events management with dbatools
Gianluca Sartori and I recently presented Simplifying Extended Events with dbatools at SQL Bits and we had a lot of fun. Not only that, we helped convince several people to …
dbachecks commands
dbachecks is a new PowerShell module from the SQL Server Community! For more information, read introducing dbachecks. As of version v1.0, dbachecks contains 15 commands. This article provides an overview …
Installing dbachecks
dbachecks is a new open source module that allows the SQL Server community to crowdsource our checklists and easily test our environments 🤗 You can read more about it in …
introducing dbachecks – a new module from the dbatools team!
In mid-December, we began working on a new PowerShell module for the SQL Server Community. This free and open-source project can be found in the SQL Server Community Collaborative’s repository. …