Daniel Scott-Raynsford (DSR) is a Senior Partner Solution Architect for Data & AI at Microsoft with 25+ years of experience, specializing in Azure, cloud-native SaaS architectures, DevOps/AIOps, and agentic AI systems.
130 articles from this blog
Analysis of a Microsoft demo showing a Windows NanoServer container base image, discussing its implications for Windows Server 2016 container technology.
A PowerShell DSC resource module for configuring File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) File Screens, Templates, and Exclusions.
Announces the latest updates to the Microsoft DSC Resource Kit, highlighting new PowerShell resources for Desired State Configuration.
Introduces a PowerShell DSC resource module for managing File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) quotas and quota templates.
Investigates a bug where PowerShell's Get-NetIPInterface cmdlet incorrectly reports DHCP status for IPv6 addresses, seeking a reliable detection method.
Update to PowerShell DSC resource for Distributed File System (DFS) simplifies configuration when replication folders share the same path on all servers.
A guide to creating a PowerShell DSC resource for configuring Windows Distributed File System (DFS) Replication Groups, covering AD integration and requirements.
A guide on using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) to create and manage secure HTTPS/SSL WS-Man listeners for improved server authentication.
Explains why Windows 10 clients fail to get DHCP addresses when NAP is enabled, as NAP is deprecated and unsupported in Windows 10.
A guide to automatically configure secure HTTPS WS-Management listeners on Windows servers using Group Policy and PowerShell.
Part 2 of a tutorial on automating a two-tier Active Directory Certificate Services installation using PowerShell Desired State Configuration.
A technical guide on automating a two-tier Public Key Infrastructure setup using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC).
A PowerShell developer shares a frustrating bug: using a variable named $Switch inside a switch statement causes unexpected behavior.
A PowerShell script to retrieve the IPv4 address of a Hyper-V VM's NIC attached to an external switch for remote management.
Guide to configuring advanced Certificate Services (AD CS) settings like AIA and CDP using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) and certutil.
A PowerShell script snippet for converting a domain name (e.g., corp.example.com) into an LDAP distinguished name format (DC=corp,DC=example,DC=com).
Discusses the deprecation of the insecure SMB1 protocol in Windows and provides PowerShell commands to disable or uninstall it.
Explains how to detach from a running Docker container without stopping it using the Ctrl+P, Ctrl+Q keyboard sequence.
A quick PowerShell 5.0 script to install or update all DSC resources from a repository, with a note on trusting sources.
A technical guide on manually creating and configuring Windows Server Containers on Nano Server 2016 TP3, covering VM setup and networking.
