PCMag

Backblaze Review: A Simple Set-and-Forget Backup Service With Strong Security Options

Backblaze is a streamlined and secure online backup service that's good for novices but may prove frustrating if you want more control over your backups.
IEEE

AES-SQL: Text-to-SQL Based on Adaptive Prompting and Intelligent Example Selection

Abstract: Large Language Models have greatly enhanced the Text-to-SQL task. In this paper, we propose AES-SQL, an LLM-based approach based on few-shot Learning. We adjust the structure of the adaptive ...
tech2geek

5 PowerShell Scripts That Transform Windows — Automate, Clean, and Take Back Control

For many Windows users, PowerShell is just a strange black window you open once in a while to paste a command from a forum. In reality, PowerShell is one of the most powerful tools built into Windows.
Hosted on MSN

Make Python scripts smarter with regex: 5 practical RE examples

If you work with strings in your Python scripts and you're writing obscure logic to process them, then you need to look into regex in Python. It lets you describe patterns instead of writing ...
IEEE

Development of a Linux-Based Shell Script for Secure Encryption, Decryption, and Automated Backup of a USB Storage Device

Abstract: One of the most important aspects to consider in computer and information technologies is data security, which comprises data encryption and decryption as well as data backup. By using these ...
Ars Technica

NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears

At issue is the agency’s “Lunar Terrain Vehicle” (LTV) contract. In April 2024, the space agency awarded a few tens of millions of dollars to three companies—Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and ...
GitHub

backup-azure-sql-restore-cli.md

Restore SQL server databases in Azure VMs using Azure Backup via CLI Learn how to use CLI to restore SQL server databases in Azure VMs in the Recovery Services vault. Azure CLI is used to create and ...
inforum

What did Max Brosmer prove as the backup for the Vikings?

There were multiple occasions on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium when it looked like quarterback Max Brosmer was going into the game for the Vikings. He started taking snaps from center Blake Brandel ...
GitHub

restore-database-powershell.md

This PowerShell script example restores a database in SQL Database to a specific point in time. [!INCLUDE [quickstarts-free-trial-note](../../includes/quickstarts ...
Redmond Magazine

PowerShell-Based SQL Server Backups Revisited, Part 2

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...
Redmond Magazine

PowerShell Based SQL Server Backups Revisited, Part 1

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...