🎉 Big news! dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing, which provides base reputation on Windows SmartScreen. No more antivirus false positives.
The catch? If you use strict ExecutionPolicies, you'll need to trust our cert after each update (it rotates daily). But we've got automation scripts.
The catch? If you use strict ExecutionPolicies, you'll need to trust our cert after each update (it rotates daily). But we've got automation scripts.
dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing
TLDR: dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing, which means Microsoft backs our reputation and dbatools won't trigger as many antivirus false positives. …
blog.netnerds.net
August 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🎉 Big news! dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing, which provides base reputation on Windows SmartScreen. No more antivirus false positives.
The catch? If you use strict ExecutionPolicies, you'll need to trust our cert after each update (it rotates daily). But we've got automation scripts.
The catch? If you use strict ExecutionPolicies, you'll need to trust our cert after each update (it rotates daily). But we've got automation scripts.
dbatools code is art 😀
November 18, 2024 at 6:24 PM
dbatools code is art 😀
dbatools, such a massive part of my career. So many thanks goes to @funbucket.dev for including me in the project so early, presenting sessions and precons all over the world and allowing me to be a part of those also. Thank you Chrissy, your code is art still
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April 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
dbatools, such a massive part of my career. So many thanks goes to @funbucket.dev for including me in the project so early, presenting sessions and precons all over the world and allowing me to be a part of those also. Thank you Chrissy, your code is art still
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Time to travel overseas. Off to Seattle for #PassSummit to talk beyond the dbatools book all day with @jpomfret.bsky.social
Including some funky dbatools.ai AI by @funbucket.dev
I'm so lucky to be surrounded by such excellent, amazing, wonderful sharing folk 🫶
Including some funky dbatools.ai AI by @funbucket.dev
I'm so lucky to be surrounded by such excellent, amazing, wonderful sharing folk 🫶
GitHub - potatoqualitee/dbatools.ai: 🤖 PowerShell Copilot and helpful assistant for SQL Server databases and dbatools. Mostly, though, a teaching tool.
🤖 PowerShell Copilot and helpful assistant for SQL Server databases and dbatools. Mostly, though, a teaching tool. - potatoqualitee/dbatools.ai
dbatools.ai
October 30, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Time to travel overseas. Off to Seattle for #PassSummit to talk beyond the dbatools book all day with @jpomfret.bsky.social
Including some funky dbatools.ai AI by @funbucket.dev
I'm so lucky to be surrounded by such excellent, amazing, wonderful sharing folk 🫶
Including some funky dbatools.ai AI by @funbucket.dev
I'm so lucky to be surrounded by such excellent, amazing, wonderful sharing folk 🫶
At #sqlkonferenz @jpomfret.co.uk is sharing knowledge about dbatools and upgrading your PowerShell skills.
February 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
At #sqlkonferenz @jpomfret.co.uk is sharing knowledge about dbatools and upgrading your PowerShell skills.
Put together a little video on using #PowerShellUniversal with @dbatools.io to create a cool dashboard!
What do you think? What should I add? (especially to the home page 🤣)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKD1...
What do you think? What should I add? (especially to the home page 🤣)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKD1...
PowerShell Universal + dbatools!
YouTube video by Jess Pomfret
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Put together a little video on using #PowerShellUniversal with @dbatools.io to create a cool dashboard!
What do you think? What should I add? (especially to the home page 🤣)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKD1...
What do you think? What should I add? (especially to the home page 🤣)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKD1...
🤣 I’m very happy to see you’ve been so positively impacted by dbatools and PowerShell 💕
May 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🤣 I’m very happy to see you’ve been so positively impacted by dbatools and PowerShell 💕
So cool.
@jpomfret.co.uk at #sqlkonferenz
Live troubleshooting.
"Hmm, I wish I had sp_whoisactive on this box"
Installs sp_whoisactive with dbatools.
🫶
@jpomfret.co.uk at #sqlkonferenz
Live troubleshooting.
"Hmm, I wish I had sp_whoisactive on this box"
Installs sp_whoisactive with dbatools.
🫶
February 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
So cool.
@jpomfret.co.uk at #sqlkonferenz
Live troubleshooting.
"Hmm, I wish I had sp_whoisactive on this box"
Installs sp_whoisactive with dbatools.
🫶
@jpomfret.co.uk at #sqlkonferenz
Live troubleshooting.
"Hmm, I wish I had sp_whoisactive on this box"
Installs sp_whoisactive with dbatools.
🫶
I created a GPT for #dbatools that helps with development, contributing AND finding commands! I uploaded our XML help file along with a few of my demos and SMO's XML file.
ChatGPT - dbatools help
Finds commands and assists with dbatools development
chat.openai.com
March 11, 2024 at 11:48 AM
I created a GPT for #dbatools that helps with development, contributing AND finding commands! I uploaded our XML help file along with a few of my demos and SMO's XML file.
@robsewell.bsky.social , @jpomfret.bsky.social and Claudio Silva having a LOT of fun with dbatools v3 at #datasatoslo
September 2, 2023 at 12:20 PM
@robsewell.bsky.social , @jpomfret.bsky.social and Claudio Silva having a LOT of fun with dbatools v3 at #datasatoslo
I wrote a new post about a specific parameter on Backup-DbaDatabase that I didn't know existed.
The @dbatools.io module always amazes me, even though I use it everyday!
jesspomfret.com/dbatools-bac...
The @dbatools.io module always amazes me, even though I use it everyday!
jesspomfret.com/dbatools-bac...
dbatools Backup-DbaDatabase -ReplaceInName
Recently I was reading the docs for `Backup-DbaDatabase` and found a parameter I didn't realise existed, but is so useful when you want to automate backups, but keep control of the file names.
jesspomfret.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I wrote a new post about a specific parameter on Backup-DbaDatabase that I didn't know existed.
The @dbatools.io module always amazes me, even though I use it everyday!
jesspomfret.com/dbatools-bac...
The @dbatools.io module always amazes me, even though I use it everyday!
jesspomfret.com/dbatools-bac...
Reading: How to Automatically Install SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates with Update-DbaInstance (dbatools) straightpathsql.com/archives/202... The post starts out hopeful, but hits a few walls. It's frustrating that even in 2025, updates are harder than they should be.
How to Automatically Install SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates with Update-DbaInstance (dbatools)
Keeping your SQL Server instance up to date with the latest service packs and cumulative updates is one of the key components of SQL Server security. In this blog post, we will audit the dbatools…
straightpathsql.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Reading: How to Automatically Install SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates with Update-DbaInstance (dbatools) straightpathsql.com/archives/202... The post starts out hopeful, but hits a few walls. It's frustrating that even in 2025, updates are harder than they should be.
In a cliënt call this morning. Client asks about sql jobs because monitoring is hard. Introduced them to #dbatools #dbachecks. I saw a happy face. Thank you @robsewell.com for the amazing work on the checks and the people on all the tools (too many to tag)
February 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In a cliënt call this morning. Client asks about sql jobs because monitoring is hard. Introduced them to #dbatools #dbachecks. I saw a happy face. Thank you @robsewell.com for the amazing work on the checks and the people on all the tools (too many to tag)
dbatools woop woop! 😃
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 PM
dbatools woop woop! 😃
AWS, DBATools, SQLServer, Azure.
After that it's kinda "oh, I installed you?"
After that it's kinda "oh, I installed you?"
May 25, 2026 at 9:04 AM
AWS, DBATools, SQLServer, Azure.
After that it's kinda "oh, I installed you?"
After that it's kinda "oh, I installed you?"
If you're looking for something fun this afternoon - I'm going to show off the new @dbatools.io replication commands at 4pm BST!
Managing replication with dbatools by Jess Pomfret, Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 5:00 PM | Meetup
Managing replication with dbatools by Jess Pomfret, Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 5:00 PM | Meetup
Managing replication with dbatools by Jess Pomfret, Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 5:00 PM | Meetup
Folks - the wait is over! - REPLICATION commands are in dbatools.
One of the most highly requested dbatools features is for commands to manage replication and now they're
www.meetup.com
August 18, 2023 at 8:41 AM
If you're looking for something fun this afternoon - I'm going to show off the new @dbatools.io replication commands at 4pm BST!
Managing replication with dbatools by Jess Pomfret, Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 5:00 PM | Meetup
Managing replication with dbatools by Jess Pomfret, Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 5:00 PM | Meetup
March 22, 2024 at 12:05 PM
I've been making some PowerShell modules to test out PowerShell Universal's upcoming improvements to handling resources embedded in modules. Here's a simple @dbatools.io REST API. It mostly wraps some of the get commands but will likely add some more soon. powershelluniversal.com/gallery/Powe...
PowerShellUniversal.API.dbatools - PowerShell Module
HTTP REST APIs for dbatools.
powershelluniversal.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I've been making some PowerShell modules to test out PowerShell Universal's upcoming improvements to handling resources embedded in modules. Here's a simple @dbatools.io REST API. It mostly wraps some of the get commands but will likely add some more soon. powershelluniversal.com/gallery/Powe...
Look at that commands page featuring our nearly 700 commands 😍 So useful now and easy to navigate.
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Look at that commands page featuring our nearly 700 commands 😍 So useful now and easy to navigate.
'dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing' by Chrissy LeMaire #PowerShell #Azure blog.netnerds.net/2025/08/dbat...
dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing
TLDR: dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing, which means Microsoft backs our reputation and dbatools won't trigger as many antivirus false positives. …
blog.netnerds.net
August 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
'dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing' by Chrissy LeMaire #PowerShell #Azure blog.netnerds.net/2025/08/dbat...
New release! dbatools.library has been updated to include newer versions of SqlClient and Azure.Identity. The updated versions fix CVE-2024-0056 and CVE-2023-36414, both of which are High Severity.
Release v2.1.10 · dataplat/dbatools
THIS RELEASE ADDRESSES TWO CVE'S
This update addresses two CVE's, one in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient and one in Azure.Identity. Thanks to @garyhampson for the update on dbatools.library dataplat/dbato...
github.com
March 9, 2024 at 11:13 AM
FINALLY! dbatools 2.1.0 is now out 🥳
If you are running Update-Module, please check out this issue which basically says that industry requirements changed and now you have to use -SkipPublisherCheck for a little while.
If you are running Update-Module, please check out this issue which basically says that industry requirements changed and now you have to use -SkipPublisherCheck for a little while.
EXPECTED ERROR: Update-Module dbatools Authenticode Issue for 2.1.0 · Issue #9090 · dataplat/dbato...
TLDR: This error is expected and the change is legitimate. Just slap on the -SkipPublisherCheck parameter and continue your update. As people update over time, this should become less and less of a...
github.com
September 21, 2023 at 12:53 PM
FINALLY! dbatools 2.1.0 is now out 🥳
If you are running Update-Module, please check out this issue which basically says that industry requirements changed and now you have to use -SkipPublisherCheck for a little while.
If you are running Update-Module, please check out this issue which basically says that industry requirements changed and now you have to use -SkipPublisherCheck for a little while.
dbatools.
Replication.
DataTGIF.
Today.
With Jess Pomfret.
Don't miss it.
#azuredatacommunity
#mvpbuzz
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jpomfret_managing-replication-with-dbatools-by-jess-activity-7098222082227884032-8TUp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Replication.
DataTGIF.
Today.
With Jess Pomfret.
Don't miss it.
#azuredatacommunity
#mvpbuzz
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jpomfret_managing-replication-with-dbatools-by-jess-activity-7098222082227884032-8TUp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Jess Pomfret on LinkedIn: Managing replication with dbatools by Jess Pomfret, Fri, Aug 18, 2023…
If you're looking for something fun this afternoon - I'm going to show off the new dbatools.io replication commands at 4pm BST!
https://lnkd.in/eAiuDuQW
www.linkedin.com
August 18, 2023 at 11:58 AM
dbatools.
Replication.
DataTGIF.
Today.
With Jess Pomfret.
Don't miss it.
#azuredatacommunity
#mvpbuzz
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jpomfret_managing-replication-with-dbatools-by-jess-activity-7098222082227884032-8TUp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
Replication.
DataTGIF.
Today.
With Jess Pomfret.
Don't miss it.
#azuredatacommunity
#mvpbuzz
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jpomfret_managing-replication-with-dbatools-by-jess-activity-7098222082227884032-8TUp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android
This is one of my favorite commands -- it can migrate and entire SQL Server instance with just one command. Just insanely powerful.
dbatools docs: Start-DbaMigration
dbatools docs for Start-DbaMigration
docs.dbatools.io
March 12, 2024 at 7:29 AM
This is one of my favorite commands -- it can migrate and entire SQL Server instance with just one command. Just insanely powerful.
I built a feed for dbatools and dbachecks
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:esbc722g7bm4ly7b2mg7ba6m/feed/aaaazdvg6jlbw
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:esbc722g7bm4ly7b2mg7ba6m/feed/aaaazdvg6jlbw
August 19, 2023 at 7:11 AM
I built a feed for dbatools and dbachecks
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:esbc722g7bm4ly7b2mg7ba6m/feed/aaaazdvg6jlbw
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:esbc722g7bm4ly7b2mg7ba6m/feed/aaaazdvg6jlbw