Sql Server 2014 With Powershell V5 Cookbook [Paperback]

Over 150 real-world recipes to simplify database management, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance your productivity

About This Book

• This book helps you build a strong foundation to get you comfortable using PowerShell with SQL Server, empowering you to create more complex scripts for your day-to-day job
• The book provides numerous guidelines, tips, and explanations on how and when to use PowerShell cmdlets, WMI, SMO, .NET classes, or other components
• It offers easy-to-follow, practical recipes to help you get the most out of SQL Server and PowerShell

Who This Book Is For

If you are a SQL Server database professional (DBA, developer, or BI developer) who wants to use PowerShell to automate, integrate, and simplify database tasks, this books is for you. Prior knowledge of scripting would be helpful, but it is not necessary.

What You Will Learn

• Explore database objects and execute queries on multiple servers
• Manage and monitor the running of SQL Server services and accounts
• Back up and restore databases
• Create an inventory of database properties and server configuration settings
• Maintain permissions and security for users
• Work with CLR assemblies, XML, and BLOB objects in SQL
• Manage and deploy SSIS packages and SSRS reports

In Detail

PowerShell can be leveraged when automating and streamlining SQL Server tasks. PowerShell comes with a rich set of cmdlets, and integrates tightly with the .NET framework. Its scripting capabilities are robust and flexible, allowing you to simplify automation and integration across different Microsoft applications and components.

The book starts with an introduction to the new features in SQL Server 2014 and PowerShell v5 and the installation of SQL Server. You will learn about basic SQL Server administration tasks and then get to know about some security-related topics such as the al`