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Windows PowerShell Unleased 2nd Edition--AVAILABLE

get-powershellblog — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:04:00 GMT

I first blogged about the book HERE . Well, it is now "In Stock" on Amazon.com HERE . Please feel free to leave comments on my blog or on Amazon. I welcome any/all feedback, and will use that feedback for a probably 3rd edition. I enjoyed working...(read more)

DPM: Getting the installed DPM version

get-powershellblog — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:19:00 GMT

I found an interesting post in the microsoft.public.dataprotectionmanager newsgroup where it was asked if there was a way to tell what version of DPM was installed on a remote server. Unfortunately, DPM doesn't provide a built-in cmdlet to accomplish...(read more)

Upcoming book: Microsoft SQL Server 2008

get-powershellblog — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:58:00 GMT

I recently wrapped up another authoring opportunity: I've contributed a chapter on the new PowerShell features in SQL Server 2008 for an upcoming book from SAMs: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration . It's cool to start seeing...(read more)