SQL Power Doc is a collection of Windows PowerShell scripts and modules that discover, document, and diagnose SQL Server instances and their underlying Windows OS & machine configurations. NOTE: ...

To wrap up this series of PowerShell articles, let's take a look at a few tips and tricks for working with PowerShell in SQL Server on a regular basis.

SQL Advisor PowerShell vs. SQL Server Management Studio While PowerShell doesn't duplicate the complete functionality of SSMS, it can duplicate a lot of it. By David Ramel 06/24/2011 When I (along ...

When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...

Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex PowerShell commands.

Microsoft removes the version still included for compatibility for good. It has long been considered obsolete.

Use PowerShell to script objects on a schedule or in a special order. Use PowerShell if you need to switch between windows and SQL commands or even share data between the two.