Entrepreneur, hustler, husband, dad, Automator, content producer, published author, Microsoft MVP, DevOps pro and passionate problem-solver.
by Adam Bertram
Working with strings in PowerShell is core to many different operations. With strings come the many different encodings that can be used. Learning to manipulate, understand, and use those encodings can make working with documents of different languages and types much easier to do.
by Adam Bertram
When you need to store data in a structured format that can be extended upon, or in a more ordered fashion, PSCustomObject is the tool for the job.
by Adam Bertram
The Windows registry is complicated and can be difficult to work with. Using PowerShell, we can leverage many different ways to interact and work with the registry and make managing a system much easier.
by Adam Bertram
How PowerShell can be used to work services in Windows using PowerShell
by Adam Bertram
Working with Dates and Times in PowerShell is very common. Many scripts require simple or complex date calculations for such things as archiving files or logic to determine what data to operate on.
by Adam Bertram
PowerBI has quickly become a top platform for data analytics within the Office 365 set of applications. With the ability to consume data from a variety of sources, manipulate, visualize, and publish that data, PowerBI stands out as an easy to use and powerful data visualization platform. With the ability to utilize PowerShell as a… Read More
by Adam Bertram
Pode is a unique cross-platform PowerShell web server designed to host REST API's, web sites, and TCP/SMTP servers. Support for templating languages, middleware, authentication, and SSL certificates. In this article, we explore creating a simple web site served via Pode and how a REST API server may be implemented. Installing Pode and Creating the First… Read More
by Adam Bertram
LetsEncrypt has changed the face of SSL certification issuance. Making it easy for website developers to freely and easily issue an SSL certificate, LetsEncrypt has opened the floodgate to properly securing every website.
by Adam Bertram
Restic is a Go-based backup utility. Built on the design principles of an efficient, easy-to-use, secure, and verifiable backup system, Restic meets and exceeds those goals.
by Adam Bertram
PowerShell offers native cmdlets that allow you to quickly search for just what you want to find in the Windows Event Log. The ability to filter results and return just what is needed helps to focus your troubleshooting efforts in just the right place.
by Adam Bertram
The Export-CSV and Import-CSV cmdlets are exceptionally useful tools to both export data for consumption to other applications and to retrieve and import information from third-party data sources.
by Adam Bertram
Looking for a simple and easy way to delete content with PowerShell? Here you go.
by Adam Bertram
With the advent of PowerShell Core and PowerShell 7, not all modules have been updated to be compatible with core engine updates or cross-platform accessibility. Instead of needing to switch between multiple versions of PowerShell depending on the tasks at hand, PowerShell 7 has added compatibility layers for existing Windows PowerShell compatible modules.
by Adam Bertram
With the advent of PowerShell Core and PowerShell 7, not all modules have been updated to be compatible with core engine updates or cross-platform accessibility.
by Adam Bertram
Microsoft offers a robust identity platform, but to facilitate authentication and authorization applications need to be registered. To that end, within Azure AD you will find the App registrations pane that offers the ability to create registrations for applications and assign permissions accordingly.