add-type -AssemblyName "Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc, Version=12.0.0.0,Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91" -ErrorAction Stop. Note that I am running SQL Server 2014 so ...

Database management and business intelligence software solution, Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI) Edition is designed to work at all levels of an enterprise. Users will be able to ...

I was talking to a good friend at Microsoft last week, telling him about the problems I’ve been having with SQL Server Management Objects (SMO).

Technical documentation for Microsoft SQL Server, tools such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) , SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) etc. - MicrosoftDocs/sql-docs ...

We have responsibility across the spectrum, from low-level drivers up through the big GUI tools: SMO [SQL Server Management Objects], DacFX [Data-Tier Application Framework], SQL PowerShell, SSDT ...

Now, let's take a look at another technology in SQL Server: Policy-Based Management. As part of the SQL Server Management Objects (SMO), DBAs have access to the wonderful world of policies.

But not everyone has VB skills, and writing SMO (SQL Server Management Objects) is neither easy nor intuitive. PowerShell allows you to script a database in just 21 characters of code and schedule ...