Database Administration

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How to Create an Ubuntu PowerShell Development Environment – Part 3

Running SQL Server in a container may seem daunting at first, but it’s easy once you understand the handful of...

28 May 2020 20 min read

Database Administration

Robert Cain in Database Administration

How to Create an Ubuntu PowerShell Development Environment – Part 2

You’ll need several tools in place to effectively work with SQL Server in Linux. In this article, Robert Cain explains...

03 March 2020 13 min read

Database DevOps

Robert Cain in Database DevOps

How to Create an Ubuntu PowerShell Development Environment – Part 1

Since SQL Server now runs in Linux, more database professionals will begin to learn this operating system. In this article,...

21 January 2020 28 min read

Editorials

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What is the purpose of your organization? A lesson in DevOps

I’ve been speaking a lot on the topic of DevOps lately, and there’s a question I like to ask. What...

29 January 2019 5 min read

PowerShell

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Testing PowerShell Modules with Pester

In the third article of this series on testing PowerShell code with Pester, Robert Cain demonstrates how to test the...

15 October 2018 45 min read

PowerShell

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Advanced Testing of Your PowerShell Code with Pester

Testing your PowerShell scripts is just as important as testing any code. In this article, Robert Cain demonstrates how to...

30 August 2018 19 min read

PowerShell

Robert Cain in PowerShell

Introduction to Testing Your PowerShell Code with Pester

Everyone knows how important code testing is, and to be thorough, you must automate testing. This includes scripts such as...

16 August 2018 23 min read

PowerShell

Robert Cain in PowerShell

Create Azure VMs with PowerShell Part 2

The ability to quickly spin up a virtual machine is one of the great things about Azure. In this article,...

30 April 2018 16 min read

PowerShell

Robert Cain in PowerShell

Create Azure VMs with PowerShell Part 1

Azure virtual machines are created for many reasons, even just to have an environment to quickly test something out. In...

21 April 2018 23 min read

BI

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Mobile Report Publisher – Dashboards Everywhere

The new feature, Mobile Reports, was added to SSRS in 2016. It provides the ability to create attractive and useful...

11 January 2018 24 min read

Tools

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A Walk Around SQL Operations Studio

SQL Server Management Studio has been the default tool for working with SQL Server for over a decade. It’s not,...

18 December 2017 13 min read

PowerShell

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PowerShell Functions for Reusability and Restartability in Azure

The key to efficient development is reusability. When developing scripts for administration, being able to restart a script where it...

29 November 2017 15 min read

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How to Create an Ubuntu PowerShell Development Environment – Part 3

How to Create an Ubuntu PowerShell Development Environment – Part 2

How to Create an Ubuntu PowerShell Development Environment – Part 1

What is the purpose of your organization? A lesson in DevOps

Testing PowerShell Modules with Pester

Advanced Testing of Your PowerShell Code with Pester

Introduction to Testing Your PowerShell Code with Pester

Create Azure VMs with PowerShell Part 2

Create Azure VMs with PowerShell Part 1

Mobile Report Publisher – Dashboards Everywhere

A Walk Around SQL Operations Studio

PowerShell Functions for Reusability and Restartability in Azure