GUEST OPINION: Busy businesses need all the help they can get to automate processes and keep operations running smoothly. This means incorporating various platforms to automatically streamline tasks ...

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Install PowerShell 7 on Windows to get faster performance, cross platform support, and modern command features. This guide shows you how to set it up in a few minutes. You need a Windows 10 or Windows ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

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Microsoft is finally saying goodbye to PowerShell 2.0 — the 14-year-old command-line tool and scripting language that debuted alongside Windows 7 — as part of a broader effort to clean up legacy code ...

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