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Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity.

Microsoft is deprecating all Linux-based SQL Server VM images from the Azure Marketplace for new deployments. This shift to a script-based provisioning model promises greater flexibility and control.

Write-Host "Backup in Progress" $QueryStatement = "SELECT * FROM settings where setting_name='backup_path'" $Query = Perform-Query $QueryStatement $Result = $Query $BackupDirectory = ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs.

A dynamic Joburg-based Business Process Outsourcer seeks a forward-thinking Senior SQL Developer who sees AI not as a threat but as a powerful productivity enhancer. That leveraging tools like ChatGPT ...

Looking to build an Agentic AI solution in the cloud but don't want to create your own AI model from scratch? Amazon Bedrock is the cloud computing service you're looking for. In this quick Amazon ...

Trying to run SQL Express inside a container and connect to it locally. Developer : This will run the container using the Developer Edition (this is the default if no MSSQL_PID environment variable is ...