As part of the `Restore-DbaDatabase` stack rewrite, I wanted to do make things easier for users to be able to get their hands dirty within the Restore stack. Not necessarily needing to dive into the core code and the world of GitHub Pull Requests, but by manipulating the data flowing through the pipeline using standard PowerShell techniques, all the while being able to do the heavy lifting without code.
I have to wake up at 3am to go to the airport and start a solid two weeks of vacation, so I’ll keep this incredibly short. Tonight, we released picklerick. …
A recent addition to the release pipeline is the “code coverage” report. Although you can find several posts about the intricacies of code coverage for PowerShell (my favourite is this …
A few months back, dbatools wizard Fred created a prompt that was so awesome, I never had to use Measure-Command again. It was cool enough that a number of us …
It’s easy for PowerShell toolmakers to forget that new users may have questions about ExecutionPolicy and Repositories. If dbatools is the first module you’ve ever installed and used, this guide is intended to help you with all of your questions and concerns.
Yet another post from the dbatools team, I’m Simone Bizzotto. Hit me up on Slack, I’m @niphlod. the problem Even the accidental DBA has to manage those pesky SQL Server …
We’ve been working on our precon and we’re super excited to share the agenda with you! In case you missed it dbatools teammates Constantine Kokkinos, Rob Sewell and I will …
We’ve had a lot of people ask about the best way to schedule dbatools tasks in SQL Server Agent. Here are our suggestions.
So many of these commands are insanely useful and I can’t thank our 78 (!!) contributors enough. Also, Shawn Melton, Andy Levy and Simone Bizzotto have recently invested extra insane-o hours into moving the project forward and I’d like to give them a special shout out.
not a snoozefest You may be thinking “oh man, a post about testing. booooring!” I used to, too, but have since come around and now find that creating tests is …
