{"product_id":"9781785283611","title":"SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 150 real-world recipes to simplify database management, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance your productivity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book provides numerous guidelines, tips, and explanations on how and when to use PowerShell cmdlets, WMI, SMO, .NET classes, or other components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt offers easy-to-follow, practical recipes to help you get the most out of SQL Server and PowerShell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore database objects and execute queries on multiple servers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage and monitor the running of SQL Server services and accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack up and restore databases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate an inventory of database properties and server configuration settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaintain permissions and security for users\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork with CLR assemblies, XML, and BLOB objects in SQL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage and deploy SSIS packages and SSRS reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerShell 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 authentication mode and assigning permissions. Moving on, you will explore different methods to back up and restore your databases and perform advanced administration tasks such as working with Policies, Filetables, and SQL audits. The next part of the book covers more advanced HADR tasks such as log shipping and data mirroring, and then shows you how to develop your server to work with BLOB, XML, and JSON.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from that, you will learn about SQL Server's BI stack, which includes SSRS reports, the SSIS package, and the SSAS cmdlet and database. Snippets not specific to SQL Server will help you perform tasks quickly on SQL servers. Towards the end of the book, you will find some useful information, which includes a PowerShell tutorial for novice users, some commonly-used PowerShell and SQL Server syntax, and a few online resources. Finally, you will create your own SQL Server Sandbox VMs. All these concepts will help you to efficiently manage your administration tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSQL Server 2014 with PowerShell v5 Cookbook is an example-focused book that provides step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish specific SQL Server tasks using PowerShell. Each recipe is followed by an analysis of the steps or design decisions taken and additional information about the task at hand. Working scripts are provided for all examples so that you can dive in right away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can read this book sequentially by chapter or you can pick and choose which topics you need right away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135667421424,"sku":"9781785283611","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785283611_p0.jpg?v=1763726697","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785283611","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}