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PowerShell is super, but its documentation is still lousy. You might think that how to test a database field for a null value would be straightforward, and indeed it is, but it ain’t documented anywhere. I’ve just spent the afternoon searching and eventually Read More...

Although I understand what Powershell is I didn't understand really get it until I worked with James on our last TechNet road shows. I did know that there were special extensions and support for it in SQL Server 2008, so I suggested to our good friend Read More...

At the time of writing SQL Server 2008 is currently at the Community Technology Preview (CTP) stage. CTP 6 was delivered in February 2008 and includes a PowerShell provider. In this article I will explain what PowerShell is, why a PowerShell provider Read More...