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Real users with real opinions offer valuable insight. When evaluating software solutions essential to your organization, the experiences of your peers should weigh heavily. PeerSpot, an enterprise-buying intelligence platform, has assembled a Peer Report to help navigate the advantages of using multiple automation solutions to enhance operational security and efficiency. You can download the report Read More

Duplicates in a database can mess up reports—and confuse users—especially when using SQL Server Agent. Manually going through every line and deleting duplicate records is time consuming and prone to errors. Luckily there is a clear, practical solution to clean up duplicate records in a database. Keep this best practice handy to find duplicate records Read More

When an IT team puts time, energy, and talent into a homegrown scheduler—or even just lines and lines of custom code—it can be hard to move on. Once complicated processes and workarounds that keep jobs running are established, untangling the mess seems too daunting of a task to take on. But switching from legacy tools Read More

When assessing automation tools, flexibility is crucial for any IT team. A code-driven automation solution doesn’t force you to conform to its rules, it allows you to build and define jobs with your own code—the way you want it. Environments with complex logic or complicated use cases are no match for a highly skilled developer Read More

Regular expressions (a.k.a. regex or regexp) are very useful tools in programming that allow you to search, match, and manipulate strings based on patterns. They might look intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of them, they can simplify complex text processing tasks significantly. In this guide, we’ll break down the basics of Read More

At Fortra, we consider automation a discipline, not just a singular product. Sure, individual automation tools can lead to quick wins by taking a repetitive task off your plate. But to reap the full benefits of automation across your organization—increasing efficiency, decreasing errors, and maximizing resources, both human and technological—you need to take a more Read More

Beyond the most used join types in SQL, there are also a range of advanced join techniques that allow for more intricate data relationships and querying flexibility. These options, such as joining on multiple conditions, self joins, non-equi joins, and cross joins, can unlock deeper insights from your data. Let’s work through the more advanced Read More

Windows PowerShell is a versatile framework designed to help IT professionals automate administrative tasks and manage system configurations. It combines a command-line interface with a scripting language, making it an essential tool for Windows system administration. PowerShell can interact with Windows OS’s, file systems, and various APIs, allowing users to manage servers, workstations, and even Read More

SQL joins are a great way to combine data from multiple tables into a relational database. Understanding how to use the different types of joins will allow you to efficiently pull results from your data. Let’s go through the most common SQL joins and explore practical examples—including tips and common pitfalls to avoid—using the popular Read More

The core strength of PowerShell lies in its use of objects. If you’re new to PowerShell—or scripting in general—understanding how objects work can enhance your scripting capabilities. To get started, we’ll explore the basics of objects in PowerShell and how you can use them to make your scripts efficient and powerful. What is an Object Read More