The sp_Blitz procedure from Brent Ozar's First Responder Kit checks the configuration and state of Microsoft SQL Servers and presents problems found in a tabular format. We like to use this procedure during the first contact with new customers to get a quick overview of their SQL Servers.Recently I learned about the possibility to output the result...

Controlling or adjusting the network configuration of a Microsoft SQL Server is still a reason for many administrators to connect to the server itself via RDP and start the SQL Server Configuration Manager there. But there is now an alternative to this, because I have added two new commands to the PowerShell module dbatools.  Small overview of...

Die Kontrolle oder Anpassung der Netzwerkkonfiguration eines Microsoft SQL Servers ist für viele Administrator:innen immer noch ein Grund, sich per RDP auf den Server selbst zu verbinden und dort den SQL Server Configuration Manager zu starten. Aber dazu gibt es seit kurzem eine Alternative, denn ich habe dem PowerShell-Modul dbatools zwei neue Bef...

Whenever I give a training on Microsoft SQL Server administration, I tell about the benefits of the PowerShell module dbatools. I can use it to perform many administrative tasks without having to connect to the server via RDP and without having to start SQL Server Management Studio. Especially the administration of a large number of instances is th...

Questions are regularly asked in the "#dbatools" channel of the "SQL Server Community" workspace on the Slack platform about the correct installation of the dbatools PowerShell module. There are several answers to this question, many of which are described in the documentation. I would like to describe here how I perform the automated installation ...

Wann immer ich eine Schulung zur Administration des Microsoft SQL Servers halte, erzähle ich von den Vorzügen des PowerShell-Moduls dbatools. Ich kann damit viele administrative Aufgaben erledigen, ohne mich per RDP auf dem Server einzuwählen und ohne das SQL Server Management Studio zu starten. Gerade die Administration einer Vielzahl von Instanze...