I'm trying to start/stop MS SQL Service on various DB servers (locally) but we don't always know the name of the instance (Always only 1 SQL Server running on a single server).

How to Start SQL in Single-User Mode. Organizations can use SQL Server to reduce downtime, manage and secure databases, and discover patterns in mission-critical information to improve business ...

Flat File Import into SQL Server Now that you’ve automated the fetching of your flat file via FTP, the next step is to automatically import that file into SQL Server.

An open source project gives DBAs the ability to channel PowerShell for automating and scaling complex SQL Server tasks, starting with the most basic: database backups.

Run DBCC CHECKDB regularly to ensure database integrity. Set up a swift alert using SQL Server Agent to notify you of potential SQL database corruption before it's too late to rectify.

SQL Server Drill Down SQL Server Drill Down explores all aspects of Microsoft SQL Server and related applications, with a particular emphasis on issues of interest to SQL Server data professionals.

Microsoft debuted SQL Server 2019 at Ignite, but a more technically detailed picture of the next-gen database platform emerged only later at the PASS Summit.

The RDBMS formerly known as SQL Server vNext is now out as SQL Server 2017 Community Technology Preview 2.0.

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

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