PowerShell is an extremely useful commandline-based utility that allows users to automate tasks, manage configurations, and perform other system administration activities. Recently, Microsoft has ...

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...

When I first started managing Windows servers professionally, I quickly realized that clicking through the IIS Manager GUI for every configuration change was eating up hours of my day. That's when I ...

This PowerShell script example restores a database in SQL Database to a specific point in time. [!INCLUDE [quickstarts-free-trial-note](../../includes/quickstarts ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

Microsoft will remove PowerShell 2.0 from Windows starting in August, eight years after announcing its deprecation and keeping it around as an optional feature. The 14-year-old command processor ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. There are a variety of reasons why developer or DevOps professionals locally install the Apache ...

For as long as I can remember, I have always configured the computers within my own organization to store data on network servers as opposed to the data being stored on workstations. That way, if one ...

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...

Have you ever gone through the SQL Server installation interface just by selecting the same buttons, entering the same information, and not giving it a second thought? The installation finished, but ...

In the next chapter, you’ll find a script that deploys an Azure SQL Server VM together with Azure Bastion. Azure Bastion is a service by Microsoft that could be seen as something like “Security as ...

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