You all know the old saying, “Can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. Well I am here to tell you, I AM old (at least in the IT world) and I can learn new tricks.

After study, testing, studying and testing; I finally passed enough exams to earn my Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics Certification. (Yeah me!). This is not to brag and this was not required of my job, but a personal endeavor for me to complete it. Yes, I know some people put zero stock in MSFT exams and certificaitons and I understand that, but again this was a personal goal.

So what’s next?

I know in the IT world if you are not always learning something new you will be left behind and become a dinasaur real quick. Since my current job role is primarily “to keep the engine running” and we have over 100 instances of SQL; I felt I needed to expand my toolbelt. The first logical option is Powershell for SQL and DBAtools (http://dbatools.io)

I know there are 100s if not 1000s of blog posts about SQL Powershell, but I hope to document this learning (i.e. take notes) and hopefully I can retain some of this information, because you know I am getting old and such!