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Useful blog from Rob Sewell AKA “SQL DBA With A Beard”: Restoring an entire SQL Server user databases with PowerShell using dbatools He’s a good follow on Twitter for SQL Server insights: @sqlwithabeard Source: sqldbawithabeard.com

Stack Overflow has released its Developer Survey Results 2017. Polling over 64,000 developers worldwide, the survey gives a good measure of industry trends, such as salaries, career satisfaction and favourite technology. Of note in the Most Popular Technologies section is the trending up from 2016…

Earlier in the week we were catching up on the latest ASP.NET Community Standup (https://live.asp.net/). These weekly gatherings provide useful insights from the absolute leaders in this field. In the episode (look for “Live at Treehouse”) they reminded us about MVP Troy Hunt’s still highly…

A new report from Spiceworks looks to shed some light on IT purchasing decisions. Assessing between the IT Decision Maker (ITDM) and the Business Decision Maker (BDM), the report investigates who really calls the shots. Though it is aimed at marketers, there’s plenty of information…

Microsoft has delivered version 1.4 of the SQL Server Customer Technical Preview (CTP), available on both Windows and Linux. Read the announcement from Microsoft on the SQL Server Blog, or get the preview here. Source: Microsoft

The SharePoint Virtual Summit is a free, global online event to be held on 16 May, 6pm BST onwards. At the event Microsoft Corporate Vice President Jeff Teper will unveil the SharePoint roadmap and latest innovations, as well as show how industry-leading customers are leveraging…

You can now register for the Chief Technology Officer Summit, taking place on 30-31 March in London (Bishopsgate more precisely). According to the event’s website, this year’s summit is “designed to bring together c-suite and senior level executives, web developers, technology innovators and solution providers…

The new release model for the Visual F# is here. Get the details in the .NET Blog. Source: .NET Blog