Windows PowerShell commands can be a valuable addition to your SQL Server management tools. Although I don’t think PowerShell is going to replace SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) anytime soon, it can be used for a wide range of scripted management tasks. PowerShell can run T-SQL commands and also work with objects outside of the SQL Server database. You can use the SQL Server PowerShell Provider to navigate and manage SQL Server database objects, and PowerShell scripts can be run by SQL Agent. In addition, you can import and execute SMO or ADO.NET assemblies by using PowerShell. In this column, I’ll cover four of the essential PowerShell Provider commands that can help you get started using PowerShell with SQL Server.
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