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Jeff provides his must-learn skills for Windows System Administrators for a successful career, which include PowerShell and Microsoft Azure.

Russell Smith looks at different ways of using PowerShell to configure VMs running in Microsoft Azure.

Jeff Hicks shows us how to query the DSC compliance server with PowerShell 4.0 in this quick tutorial.

In the final part of this two-part article, Russell shows you how to install Puppet 5 on Red Hat Linux.

Russell Smith describes how to access DSC node reports in Azure Automation DSC using the management portal.

Azure VM Image Builder is a new tool for Microsoft’s cloud that lets you provision ISO or Azure Marketplace images with your own customizations, like security settings or installed software.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith discusses why Puppet and DSC together is often the best configuration management solution in mixed Windows/Linux environments.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains why SCM was killed off and how the Security Compliance Toolkit stacks up in comparison.

The powerful Chef automation tool is becoming one of the more popular IT automation and management offerings. Michael Simmons takes a look and explains what all the fuss is about.

If you are aiming for a roll-your-own approach to creating a backup of your data in Microsoft 365, the options are not great for a build-your-own solution. However, when it comes to the configuration of your tenant, there are good options. Even if you’ve bought a backup product for Microsoft 365 or are relying on…