Desired State Configuration in Windows Server 2012 R2 – Online hands on lab
I am sure you all must have already looked at the Desired State Configuration (DSC) feature announcement by Jeffrey Snover and Kenneth Hansen at TechEd 2013. This exciting change is coming up in Windows Server 2012 R2 and with PowerShell version 4. But, none of these are available yet for a public preview. But, we can’t wait to explore more on this, right? So, here is a chance...
PowerShell Magazine teams up again with the TechMentor conference
We are happy to announce that PowerShell Magazine is an “Alliance Media Partner” for the TechMentor Las Vegas conference. Surrounded by your fellow IT professionals, TechMentor provides you with immediately usable IT education that will keep you relevant in the workforce. Learn how you can build a more productive IT environment at TechMentor Las Vegas, September 30-October...
TechEd North America 2013 sessions you don’t want to miss
We are all eager to see what Microsoft will announce at the TechEd North America 2013 conference that starts on Monday. You’ve probably heard about changes coming in Windows 8.1, but what about changes in Windows Server and System Center? What sessions should you attend, if you are interested in the future of Windows Server, System Center, and Windows Azure? The Content Catalog...
Get to know PowerShell 3.0 with Jeffery Hicks
On May 22nd, 2013, MVP Systems Software is hosting a free webinar on introduction to PowerShell 3.0. PowerShell MVP and a well known author Jeffery Hicks will be presenting this. Here is an abstract of what you can expect from the event. PowerShell 3.0 continues to build on the solid foundation of PowerShell 2.0. Today, IT Pros have a set of even more powerful tools to add to...
PowerShell Summit 2013 session recordings
Haven’t had the chance to attend the PowerShell Summit? You can now watch the recordings on YouTube thanks to Aaron Hoover, one of the great PowerShell enthusiasts who attended this successful PowerShell event. Alan Renouf – Creating a Complex and Reusable HTML Reporting Structure Alan Renouf – Practical PowerShell Integration from Bare Metal to the Cloud Aleksandar...
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#PSTip Use Excel to View HTML Output
Excel can be used to view HTML. If you add some CSS styles to the result of ConvertTo-HTML you can add much more rich output to Excel then you would…
Working with non-native PowerShell encoding (EBCDIC)
The -Encoding parameter in many native I/O cmdlets uses the [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.FileSystemCmdletProviderEncoding] enum. Files that come from an IBM mainframe such as the AS/400 are often exported to ASCII or Unicode…
Desired State Configuration in Windows Server 2012 R2 – Online hands on lab
I am sure you all must have already looked at the Desired State Configuration (DSC) feature announcement by Jeffrey Snover and Kenneth Hansen at TechEd 2013. This exciting change is…
#PSTip Deleting a SQL mirroring endpoint with SMO and PowerShell
Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. In earlier tips, we looked at how we can get all SQL endpoints, check if a SQL endpoint exists or not, and creating…
#PSTip Creating a SQL TCP mirroring endpoint with SMO and PowerShell
Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. In today’s tip, we will see how we can use PowerShell and SMO to create a SQL TCP mirroring endpoint. We can…
#PSTip Refresh the PSModulePath environment variable without re-opening console
A co-worker had asked me a question about why the SQLPS module was not available for importing immediately after an automated install of SQL using a PowerShell script. Within this…
#PSTip Provide CapsLock status in Read-Host prompt
In Windows, you get a message about the CapsLock status when logging on to Windows OS and with CapsLock on. You see this kind of experience in many other applications…
#PSTip Check if a SQL endpoint exists or not
Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. Before we make an attempt at creating a new database mirroring endpoint, we need to verify if an endpoint with the given…
