Using Power-Shell in automated tasks (batch script alternative)
Power Shell it’s the Microsoft’s Automation framework sitting on top of .Net (System.Management.Automation) that lets us perform advanced automated tasks. It can help not only the administrators but...
View ArticleUsing automation for gathering release changes
If you need to gather release changes when creating installers, the script below can help you. Script simply gets all or current database release changes stored in file. I use it to automatically...
View ArticleSVN log parsing using PowerShell
This script can be useful when gathering SVN release changes that occurred since the last release. It connects to SVN server, gets logs from within date range (last build and date now). Logs are then...
View ArticleDeploying website files to multiple folders with exclusions using Powershell
When automating deployments it is sometimes needed to create copy of your website/folder in different locations with some excluded files e.g. configuration files or temp folders. The script below will...
View ArticleGetting folder sizes up to predefined depth in Powershell
Following script will get you all folders with its size up to certain depth level. It also stores the output to CSV file. It’s very useful if you want to asses the structure of your storage device or...
View ArticleAutomated live database restoration to test server using Powershell
It is very common requirement during development stage to copy live database to test server on the daily/weekly basis. In such a scenario there is also very often a need to clean the database and...
View ArticleDeleting old files by using schedule task and PowerShell
If you are administrator or programmer, you probably were in situation that you wanted to free up some server space by deleting old unused files. Following script may be quite useful if you want to get...
View ArticlePowerShell unattended execution with auto-retry and SMS alerts
Running automated processes seems to be an very easy task. However, this may become a little bit more complicated for running critical unattended operations. Imagine the situation when you have to run...
View ArticleAuto publishing reports to Tableau Server using TeamCity and Powershell
Tableau it’s a great tool for data visualization, however if you are using it a lot, you may want to automate some stuff. One of them is publishing/updating reports to Tableau Server. This is when...
View ArticleBespoke software development to UK
There are many software firms offering bespoke software development to the UK market, especially targeting companies located in London, where the cost of acquiring a decent developer is increasingly...
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