dbatools - Wheel of Fortune

Proposed session for SQLBits 2026

TL; DR

Ad voice: Want to play Wheel of Fortune dbatools style? Come and join us on a demo-driven session where you will be the player and we gift you with some next-level demos using dbatools!

Session Details

Ad voice: Want to play Wheel of Fortune dbatools style?

Come and join us on a demo-driven session where you will be the player and we gift you with some next-level demos using dbatools!

Spin the wheel and let luck be with you!

There are so many things we want to show you with dbatools that we couldn't decide - so now you decide!

Demos could include:
- Managing Availability Groups
- Migrating databases
- Refreshing test environments
- Masking sensitive data
- Checking we're meeting best practices
- Managing Logins, Users & Permissions
- Using Database Snapshots for Application Upgrades
- Document your entire SQL environment
- Backups and Restores
- Copy table data around
- Deploy tools including WhoIsActive & Ola maintenance scripts
- Patching SQL Servers
- Finding objects
- and others - who knows where the wheel may take us

3 things you'll get out of this session

- how to automate database administration tasks - real examples for using dbatools - depends on how the wheel falls

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