This is when you need to focus on automation tools like Windows PowerShell. To query any SQL database from PowerShell, you need to have the SQLPS module installed along with a few supporting packages.

In-Depth Creating Azure SQL Databases with PowerShell and Azure Resource Manager Templates Microsoft's premade templates allows for the deployment of SQL databases without having to use complex ...

Customizing PowerShell for SQL Server To wrap up this series of PowerShell articles, let's take a look at a few tips and tricks for working with PowerShell in SQL Server on a regular basis.

Use PowerShell to script objects on a schedule or in a special order. Use PowerShell if you need to switch between windows and SQL commands or even share data between the two.

Copy and paste the following commands at the PowerShell prompt. They might take a few minutes to run. These commands do the following steps: - Display a dialog that prompts you for the hostname or IP ...

Stuff in use: Windows Server 2008 R2 and a just-installed instance of SQL Server 2014. Now, when I installed it, it asked me if I wanted to use Windows Authentication only, to which I said, "sure!" ...

- An Azure SQL database. If you do not have a SQL database, create one following the steps in this article: [Create your first Azure SQL Database] (sql-database-get-started.md). - Azure PowerShell. To ...

Figure 2. Successful Azure PowerShell Connection Output. Although this next step might have been set for other reasons, you must have a server firewall rule setup to allow incoming SQL connections ...