PowerShell ForEach Loop Tutorial
This is a post on how to run a ForEach loop in PowerShell. Looping is a fundamental concept in PowerShell, and programming in general.
How to Find Which Process is Listening on a Port in Windows
This post is a guide on how to check what service is behind a running TCP or UDP port in Windows via GUI.
Get All Database Sizes in SQL Server
This post contains a SQL script to get all database sizes in SQL Server. Measuring databases is important for knowing how much disk space a SQL Server requires today, as well as the future growth of the database files.
How to Backup a SQL Server Database
This post contains a demo on how to backup a SQL Server Database and includes some information on the types of backups available in SQL Server.
How to Get Estimated Backup Restore Time in SQL Server
This post contains a script to get estimated completion times and process information for your currently running database backups & restores in SQL Server.
How to Get Last Backup Times for all Databases in SQL Server
This is a post on how to get the last backup dates and times for all databases on a SQL Server Instance.
How to Check Windows Firewall Status with PowerShell
This is a quick post on how to check your local Windows Firewall status using PowerShell. PowerShell commands follow standards and use verb-noun pairs for cmdlets.
How to Enable Windows Firewall with PowerShell
This post is a demo on how to enable Windows Firewall with PowerShell in Windows Server. This might be needed if you have discovered Windows Firewall is disabled on your or multiple computers, or you might want to re-enable after disabling this for a test (see my other post on disabling instead of enabling).
How to Disable Windows Firewall with PowerShell
This post is a demo on how to disable Windows Firewall with PowerShell in Windows Server. Disabling the Local Firewall on Windows is not a recommended move, and it will ultimately make your computer less secure.
