Parameterized SQL queries can make PowerShell tools more secure and reliable while preserving smart quotes, emojis and other complex input.

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

I’ve created a script that monitors a table in a SQL Server database. I’m only interested in one column in the table: TimeStamp. If the maximum (newest) value in TimeStamp is more than 30 minutes ...

Microsoft developments improved server management with Windows Server 2019, but administrators must still learn how to automate with PowerShell to expand their capabilities. PowerShell transitioned to ...