Getting complex with Restore-DbaDatabase

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.

new release – picklerick

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. …

improving tests: code coverage usecase

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 …

our prompt

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 …

walk-thru: installing modules from the powershell gallery

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.

287 commands and counting

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.