A sysadmin shares his remote work setup, tools, and automation-focused role at a managed service provider during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Part 2 of a tutorial on using Azure Event Grid with PowerShell Azure Functions to automate resource configuration after creation.
A technical guide on using Azure Event Grid with PowerShell Azure Functions to automate resource configuration after VM or Storage Account creation.
Explains how to use PowerShell 7's built-in update notification system to stay informed about new releases, including LTS and preview versions.
Explains PowerShell 7's new null conditional operators (?? and ?.) for cleaner null value handling in scripts.
A guide to installing PowerShell 7, covering manual, scripted, and portable installation methods for the new cross-platform release.
Part 3 of a series on using PowerShell to execute a Kusto query against Azure Log Analytics and export activity log data to CSV.
Explains how to detect if PowerShell code is running in a remote session and extract connection details using the $PSSenderInfo automatic variable.
An introduction to Windows Admin Center (WAC), a free web-based tool for managing Windows servers, covering its purpose, architecture, and deployment options.
A short guide on enhancing PowerShell toast notifications with custom icon buttons using the BurntToast module.
An overview of Universal Automation, a new PowerShell-based automation platform from Ironman Software, highlighting its features and beta release.
Explains a PowerShell wildcard pitfall involving square brackets in the -like operator and how to avoid pattern errors.
A PowerShell MVP reflects on 2019 career achievements and sets 2020 goals for community speaking, blogging, and video content.
A video tutorial on using Azure DevOps for PowerShell projects, part of the 2019 Azure Advent Calendar community event.
A guide on using PowerShell and a matrix/spreadsheet approach to visualize and audit Active Directory group memberships for IT administration.
A hands-on workshop on using AWS Systems Manager to manage Windows servers at scale, covering automation, patching, and inventory.
A guide to replacing long chains of PowerShell 'like' operators with more efficient and scalable regular expressions (RegEx) for string matching.
Tips for using PowerShell's Get-Command cmdlet with parameters like -Module, -Verb, and -Noun to efficiently find specific commands.
A technical guide on implementing custom snooze and dismiss buttons for toast notifications using the BurntToast PowerShell module.
A PowerShell script to generate and email a daily Azure backup report using Office 365 SMTP.
