Install & Configure SQL Server with PowerShell DSC

2021

TL; DR

Using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) we'll install and configure a SQL Server instance in under 5 mins.

Session Details

Get on the cutting edge by implementing infrastructure as code for your SQL Server environment. Using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) we'll look at how to take a newly built Windows Server and get it ready for prime time while discussing the benefits associated with infrastructure as code.

Setup Pre-Requisites
Install SQL Server
Configure SQL Server
Make SQL Server Application Ready

3 things you'll get out of this session

Speaker

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