The definitive guide to automating SQL Server admnistration with Powershell scripts.

If you're a SQL Server database administrator, this book will make your life easier. Windows PowerShell is an administrative scripting tool that allows you to automate many tasks you're probably currently doing by hand. This nuts-and-bolts guide shows you how to create Windows PowerShell scripts to administer almost every aspect of SQL Server.

You'll get a thorough introduction to PowerShell basics and all the PowerShell components that have been integrated into SQL Server 2008, as well as actual administration tasks. The book introduces you to PowerShell, covering its components in detail as well as providing basic instruction in using scripts to administer the database.The book also includes numerous examples of SQL tasks that have been automated and also provides completed scripts that you can put to use immediately.

If you're a database administrator, the scripts and techniques in SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell will save you hours of effort.

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