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PSBlitz 6.1.0 is live
New checks for Backups (RPO/RPO est.) & Instance Security (beta).
ImportExcel support
Up to 70% faster Excel exports
Retry logic for transient errors

Read the full breakdown: https://vladdba.com/2026/05/28/psblitz-6-1-0-backup-security-checks-excel-performance/
Repo: https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz #MVPBuzz

PSBlitz 6.1.0 is live
New checks for Backups (RPO/RPO est.) & Instance Security (beta).
ImportExcel support
Up to 70% faster Excel exports
Retry logic for transient errors

Read the full breakdown: https://vladdba.com/2026/05/28/psblitz-6-1-0-backup-security-checks-excel-performance/
Repo: https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz #MVPBuzz

PSBlitz 6.1.0 is live
New checks for Backups (RPO/RPO est.) & Instance Security (beta).
ImportExcel support
Up to 70% faster Excel exports
Retry logic for transient errors

Read the full breakdown: https://vladdba.com/2026/05/28/psblitz-6-1-0-backup-security-checks-excel-performance/
Repo: https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz #MVPBuzz

Latest release of PSBlitz:
- New GUI mode
- Google Cloud SQL & SQL Server 2025 compatibility
- Overhauled HTML reports - Dark theme, better accessibility, improved UX
- New Query Store pages in HTML/Excel reports
- Updated resources
https://vladdba.com/2026/03/23/psblitz-v6-0-0-gui-mode-dark-mode-google-cloud-sql-support/
#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #dba #PSBlitz

Latest release of PSBlitz:
- New GUI mode
- Google Cloud SQL & SQL Server 2025 compatibility
- Overhauled HTML reports - Dark theme, better accessibility, improved UX
- New Query Store pages in HTML/Excel reports
- Updated resources
https://vladdba.com/2026/03/23/psblitz-v6-0-0-gui-mode-dark-mode-google-cloud-sql-support/
#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #dba #PSBlitz

The latest #PSBlitz:
- Updated with the non-sp versions of sp_Blitz* from Brent Ozar's Nov. release of the First Responder Kit
- Adds buttons to copy query text to clipboard for any query in the HTML report
- Provides overview findings/issues per section of the HTML report's main page
- Limits Statistics Info page to stats that require attention
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssql #powershell

The latest #PSBlitz:
- Updated with the non-sp versions of sp_Blitz* from Brent Ozar's Nov. release of the First Responder Kit
- Adds buttons to copy query text to clipboard for any query in the HTML report
- Provides overview findings/issues per section of the HTML report's main page
- Limits Statistics Info page to stats that require attention
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssql #powershell

The latest #PSBlitz:
- Updated with the non-sp versions of sp_Blitz* from Brent Ozar's Nov. release of the First Responder Kit
- Adds buttons to copy query text to clipboard for any query in the HTML report
- Provides overview findings/issues per section of the HTML report's main page
- Limits Statistics Info page to stats that require attention
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssql #powershell

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- Has been updated with the non-sp versions of sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, and sp_BlitzWho, from Brent Ozar's October release of the First Responder Kit
- Provides additional memory and instance state information
- Improves the HTML report's table layout
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- Has been updated with the non-sp versions of sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, and sp_BlitzWho, from Brent Ozar's October release of the First Responder Kit
- Provides additional memory and instance state information
- Improves the HTML report's table layout
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- Has been updated with the non-sp versions of sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, and sp_BlitzWho, from Brent Ozar's October release of the First Responder Kit
- Provides additional memory and instance state information
- Improves the HTML report's table layout
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:

- Has been updated with the latest sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, sp_BlitzWho from Brent Ozar's October release of the First Responder Kit
- (Detailed) Index Diagnosis report page will have clearer, more relevant, and inclusive Findings and Findings Groups.
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #dba #PSBlitz #Azure

The latest release of PSBlitz:

- Has been updated with the latest sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, sp_BlitzWho from Brent Ozar's October release of the First Responder Kit
- (Detailed) Index Diagnosis report page will have clearer, more relevant, and inclusive Findings and Findings Groups.
- Includes other bug fixes and minor improvements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #dba #PSBlitz #Azure

The latest release of #PSBlitz:
- Is compatible with PowerShell on #Linux, so #Windows is no longer a hard requirement for running it
- Comes with improved detection logic for Azure environments
- Includes other minor bug fixes and enhancements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

The latest release of #PSBlitz:
- Is compatible with PowerShell on #Linux, so #Windows is no longer a hard requirement for running it
- Comes with improved detection logic for Azure environments
- Includes other minor bug fixes and enhancements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

The latest release of #PSBlitz:
- Is compatible with PowerShell on #Linux, so #Windows is no longer a hard requirement for running it
- Comes with improved detection logic for Azure environments
- Includes other minor bug fixes and enhancements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

I'll be speaking this Thursday at #OmniOpenCon about SQL Server, the SQL Server First Responder Kit, and PSBlitz.

#sqlserver #opensource #PSBlitz

I'll be speaking this Thursday at #OmniOpenCon about SQL Server, the SQL Server First Responder Kit, and PSBlitz.

#sqlserver #opensource #PSBlitz

I'll be speaking this Thursday at #OmniOpenCon about SQL Server, the SQL Server First Responder Kit, and PSBlitz.

#sqlserver #opensource #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- Comes with multiple quality of life improvements for HTML reports: large tables can now be filtered by object or database name, and can also be sorted
- Index Fragmentation Info now contains partition numbers and forwarded records count
+ minor bug fixes and enhancements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz #Azure #AzureSQLDB

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- Comes with multiple quality of life improvements for HTML reports: large tables can now be filtered by object or database name, and can also be sorted
- Index Fragmentation Info now contains partition numbers and forwarded records count
+ minor bug fixes and enhancements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz #Azure #AzureSQLDB

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with Brent Ozar's May release of the First Responder Kit
- now includes the deadlock graph file names in the report
- adds information about TDE status
- provides command suggestions to update stale stats
- has better error handling and debugging info
- includes other minor bug fixes and enhancements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz #Azure #AzureSQLDB

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with Brent Ozar's May release of the First Responder Kit
- now includes the deadlock graph file names in the report
- adds information about TDE status
- provides command suggestions to update stale stats
- has better error handling and debugging info
- includes other minor bug fixes and enhancements

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz #Azure #AzureSQLDB

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with the latest versions of sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, sp_BlitzWho, and sp_BlitzQueryStore, from Brent Ozar's February release of the First Responder Kit
- includes other minor bug fixes and improvements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz #Azure #AzureSQLDB

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with the latest versions of sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, sp_BlitzWho, and sp_BlitzQueryStore, from Brent Ozar's February release of the First Responder Kit
- includes other minor bug fixes and improvements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz #Azure #AzureSQLDB

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with the latest versions of sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, sp_BlitzWho, and sp_BlitzQueryStore, from Brent Ozar's February release of the First Responder Kit
- includes other minor bug fixes and improvements

You can download it from the repository's Releases section.
https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #dba #PSBlitz #Azure #AzureSQLDB

The latest release of PSBlitz:

- Adds more data to the database-specific "Statistics Info" report page
- Adds more info to the "Instance Info" report page, including a new "Top 10 clients by connections" section.

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:

- Adds more data to the database-specific "Statistics Info" report page
- Adds more info to the "Instance Info" report page, including a new "Top 10 clients by connections" section.

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz

This post contains the script used in PSBlitz to retrieve statistics info for a SQL Server database, as well as the explanation of the columns it returns

https://vladdba.com/2023/09/25/get-statistics-info-sql-server/

#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz

This post contains the script used in PSBlitz to retrieve statistics info for a SQL Server database, as well as the explanation of the columns it returns

https://vladdba.com/2023/09/25/get-statistics-info-sql-server/

#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with the latest sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, and sp_BlitzWho, from Brent Ozar's August release of the First Responder Kit
- outputs execution plans for queries involved in deadlocks if they are still in the cache.
- adds a new report page containing deadlock-related execution plan info

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with the latest sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, and sp_BlitzWho, from Brent Ozar's August release of the First Responder Kit
- outputs execution plans for queries involved in deadlocks if they are still in the cache.
- adds a new report page containing deadlock-related execution plan info

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- has been updated with the latest sp_Blitz, sp_BlitzCache, sp_BlitzFirst, sp_BlitzIndex, sp_BlitzLock, and sp_BlitzWho, from Brent Ozar's August release of the First Responder Kit
- outputs execution plans for queries involved in deadlocks if they are still in the cache.
- adds a new report page containing deadlock-related execution plan info

https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- returns info about opened transactions (including those belonging to sleeping sessions)
- has been updated with Brent Ozar's June release of the First Responder Kit
- adds comment-based help info
- lets you know when checks returned no records
- includes other bug fixes and minor improvements
#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz
https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz

The latest release of PSBlitz:
- returns info about opened transactions (including those belonging to sleeping sessions)
- has been updated with Brent Ozar's June release of the First Responder Kit
- adds comment-based help info
- lets you know when checks returned no records
- includes other bug fixes and minor improvements
#sqlserver #sqldba #powershell #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #PSBlitz
https://github.com/VladDBA/PSBlitz