contributing to dbatools blog post roundup
We’ve welcomed a lot of new community members recently who have asked if we have tutorials for contributing to the project (❤️). And yes, we certainly do. Whether you prefer …
24 Hours of PASS Presentation – Now Online
Constantine and I recently presented for 24 Hours of PASS and the video is now online! Our goal in this intro-level session was to help make PowerShell feel approachable and …
offline installs of dbatools
If you work in a secure environment or your computers cannot access the Internet for any reason, you can still install dbatools with ease by downloading the zip from a …
can you help us test this beta?
Well, first we’d like to give a big ol’ shoutout to our teammate and new PowerShell MVP Rob Sewell! Rob is one of the most visible members of the SQL …
the dbatools team will present a full-day PASS Summit precon!
How cool is this? dbatools Major Contributor Constantine Kokkinos and I will be presenting a full-day session at PASS Summit in Seattle, WA, USA on Tuesday, October 31, 2017! Our …
dbatools – a devops success story
Today’s article is part of T-SQL Tuesday. T-SQL Tuesday is the brainchild of Adam Machanic. It is a blog party on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome …
new release – reversegiraffe
In the latest release, we gained 8 new commands and 5 new contributors to the dbatools master repository for a grand total of 53! We even added a few new …
the commands i run before going on vacation
My favorite vacation ever was the time I visited Steve Jones’ wardrobe. It bore a striking resemblance to Maui and even came with complimentary piña coladas. The year was 2009. …
dbatools teammates join Carlos and Steve for an episode of the SQL Data Partners Podcast
Recently, Constantine, Rob, Aaron, and I got together to record a podcast for SQL Data Partners with Steve Stedman and Carlos L Chacon. We talked mostly dbatools, the community, open …
building a dedicated backup test server
So, there’s a World Backup Day, but what about World Restore Day? We’ve all been told over and over, backups are useless if they can’t be restored and verified. Grant …