The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Showing archive results for November 2010

Nov 2, 2010

Use PowerShell to obtain SQL Server database sizes

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to obtain SQL Server database information. Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to obtain database size information by using Windows PowerShell? -- NA Hello NA, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. As I mentioned yesterday, this week we are hosting guest bloggers from th...

Nov 1, 2010

Use PowerShell to Collect Server Data and Write to SQL

ScriptingGuy1

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to collect server data and automatically store that information in a Microsoft SQL Server. Hey, Scripting Guy! How is Windows PowerShell usage by database professionals different from the way that other IT Pros use Windows PowerShell? -- MC Hello MC, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here....