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Microsoft DSC Environment Analyzer Creates Compliance Reports for Power BI
Compliance is always a hot topic, so in this Ask the Admin, I'll look at how Microsoft's DSCEA can be…
Russell Smith
Feb 14, 2018
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Cloud Computing
The Azure IaaS Announcements from Ignite 2017
Aidan Finn shares a summary of the improvements to the Azure virtual machine and related services and features announced at…
Aidan Finn
Oct 06, 2017
PowerShell
Windows Server
Testing DSC Configurations Using Pester
Learn how to use Pester to test a Desired State Configuration to ensure that servers are configured exactly the way…
Missy Januszko
Apr 18, 2017
PowerShell
Intersecting DSC Configuration Design and Personal Style
DSC configurations require logical thinking through the steps necessary to make changes to a server's configuration. Learn my process for…
Missy Januszko
Apr 12, 2017
Cloud Computing
Getting Started with Azure Automation Desired State Configuration
Russell shows how to create an Azure Automation account, upload and compile a DSC configuration, and on board an Azure…
Russell Smith
Aug 02, 2016
PowerShell
Why PowerShell’s Desired State Configuration Should Matter to You
PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks explains why PowerShell's Desired State Configuration (DSC) should matter to you as an IT professional and…
Jeff Hicks
Aug 24, 2015
Microsoft Azure
4 Ways to Configure Azure VMs using PowerShell
Russell Smith looks at different ways of using PowerShell to configure VMs running in Microsoft Azure.
Russell Smith
Jul 01, 2015
Windows Server
4 Must-Learn Skills for Windows System Administrators
Jeff provides his must-learn skills for Windows System Administrators for a successful career, which include PowerShell and Microsoft Azure.
Jeff Hicks
May 20, 2015
PowerShell
How to Access Desired State Configuration MOF Metadata
Jeff Hicks shows us a new way to access Desired State Configuration MOF metadata with some PowerShell.
Jeff Hicks
Apr 02, 2015
PowerShell
How to Query the DSC Compliance Server
Jeff Hicks shows us how to query the DSC compliance server with PowerShell 4.0 in this quick tutorial.
Jeff Hicks
Mar 16, 2015
PowerShell
Create ZIP archives with PowerShell and the Shell.Application COM object
Jeff Hicks shows us an alternative way to create ZIP archives with PowerShell that doesn't rely on using .NET compression…
Jeff Hicks
Mar 09, 2015
PowerShell
Creating DSC Resource Snippets for the PowerShell ISE
Jeff Hicks gives us a primer on creating DSC resource snippets for the PowerShell ISE in this step-by-step tutorial article.
Jeff Hicks
Dec 29, 2014
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