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SYSTEM Permissions in SQL Server

Okay folks, we need to have a conversation about SYSTEM permissions in SQL Server. SYSTEM is...

Author: randomnote_1 Date: 09/09/2018

Decode PowerShell Command from Running Processes

There are times when I've found a PowerShell process running that is taking up a bunch of resources....

Author: randomnote_1 Date: 12/14/2017

Install SQL Server 2017 Using PowerShell Desired State Configuration and SqlServerDsc

How many times have you clicked through the SQL Server installation interface just clicking the same...

Author: randomnote_1 Date: 12/13/2017

Dynamically Determine a DSC Configuration Name Inside a Configuration

I ran across a scenario where I needed to reference the name of the configuration inside the...

Author: randomnote_1 Date: 10/31/2017

Install SQL Server 2017 Using PowerShell Desired State Configuration

Update: The xSQLServer DSC resource has been renamed to SqlServerDsc. An updated version of this...

Author: randomnote_1 Date: 10/10/2017