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Moving blog to Github pages
I'm moving my new blog posts to Github pages to keep sharing my knowledge on different IT related...
Date: 10/06/2018
Automatically generating PowerShell cmdlets to manage or access a RESTful Web Service?
This week there was a conversation on Twitter about creating a WorldCup PowerShell Module using...
Date: 06/16/2018
Connect to Azure SQL Database by obtaining a token from Azure Active Directory (AAD)
Scenario: Use an Access Token from an Azure Service Principal to connect to an Azure SQL Database....
Date: 06/06/2018
Parsing your ARM Template Output in VSTS Pipelines
Did you know you can store your ARM template output in a VSTS variable and parse that data for later...
Date: 05/10/2018
Access my Docker for Windows Kubernetes Cluster from Debian WSL
Yesterday I tweeted about me being able to access my Docker for Windows Kubernetes Cluster from...
Date: 04/02/2018
Lessons learned deploying Azure MarketPlace Virtual Machine
Last week I needed to deploy an Windows 2016 Data Science Virtual Machine from the Azure...
Date: 03/25/2018
Installing Azure CLI on Debian GNU/Linux for WSL
We just released the Debian GNU/Linux for WSL. More information can be found at the following...
Date: 03/08/2018
Running ACS-Engine in Docker container
This sprint I've been busy with the implementation of running Kubernetes in Azure. What is...
Date: 01/05/2018
Navigate your Visual Studio Team Services projects like a file system
I've been using Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) for almost all my development projects. VSTS is a...
Date: 12/07/2017
Running Universal Dashboard in a Docker Instance
Universal Dashboard Adam Driscoll the creator of the PowerShell Pro Tools for Visual Studio has...
Date: 09/16/2017
Triggering Azure Automation Runbooks using the Azure ARM REST API
There are many ways to start an Azure Automation Runbook. You can start the Runbook from the Azure...
Date: 08/09/2017
Testing Azure Resource Manager template functions
In Azure Resource Manager (ARM) you can use template functions to help deploy resources in Azure. I...
Date: 08/02/2017
Using Azure Custom Script Extension to execute scripts on Azure VMs
With Azure Custom Script Extension you can download and execute scripts on Azure virtual machines....
Date: 07/31/2017
Azure Logic Apps - Schedule your Runbooks more often than every hour
In my last blog post I explained how you could use Azure Scheduler to have your Runbooks run more...
Date: 06/23/2017
Azure Scheduler - Schedule your Runbooks more often than every hour
Have you ever wanted to schedule your Azure Automation Runbook every 15 minutes? Scenario Suppose...
Date: 06/21/2017
Using Microsoft Flow with Web Services to send messages to Microsoft Teams
In this blog post I'm going to explain how you can use Microsoft Flow to query a REST API Web...
Date: 06/01/2017
Using Pester for release validation in VSTS
Lately I'm using VSTS (Visual Studio Team Service) more often and I have also implemented several...
Date: 05/25/2017
PSConf EU Summary Day 1
This week I attended the PowerShell Conference EU in Hannover in Germany and it was one of the best...
Date: 05/07/2017
Sending messages to Microsoft Teams from Visual Studio Code
This week I released my first Visual Studio Code Extension for Microsoft Teams. Are you already...
Date: 04/21/2017
Azure Automation new Microsoft Flow Service
Did you know we just added Azure Automation as new service for Microsoft Flow? Azure Automation...
Date: 03/30/2017
Azure Automation Runbook Webhook lesson learned
You can start an Azure Automation Runbook with a webhook. A webhook allows you to start a particular...
Date: 03/18/2017
Using PowerShell Modules in Azure Functions
Steve Lee published a couple of blog posts about how he created a PowerShell Open Source Community...
Date: 02/27/2017
Run Azure Runbooks with a Bot in Microsoft Teams or Skype
While working on a customer scenario where Azure Automation Runbooks needed to be started as easy as...
Date: 02/04/2017
PowerShell Azure Functions lessons learned
Lately I’m playing with PowerShell Azure Functions and I learned there are some things I needed to...
Date: 01/29/2017
Installing Linux packages on an Azure VM using PowerShell DSC
I’m currently working at a customer who is moving to our Azure Cloud and wants to deploy their Azure...
Date: 01/12/2017
Using the Azure ARM REST API – End to end Example Part 2
This blog post is a continuation of the third blog post in this Azure (ARM) REST API series. Please...
Date: 11/20/2016
Use Microsoft Flow to send a message to Microsoft Teams
Yesterday I wrote short blog post on how you could use a Webhook Connector to send data from...
Date: 11/04/2016
Using the Azure ARM REST API – End to end Example Part 1
In the first two blog post about using the Azure (ARM) REST API I explained how to get the Access...
Date: 11/04/2016
Use Webhook Connector to send data from PowerShell to Microsoft Teams
Yesterday we announced Microsoft Teams, a new chat-based workspace in Office 365. Microsoft Teams is...
Date: 11/03/2016
Using the Azure ARM REST API – Get Subscription Information
In the fist blog post over using the Azure ARM REST API I explained how to retrieve the Access Token...
Date: 10/29/2016
Using the Azure ARM REST API – Get Access Token
This week I’ve been busy with trying to figure out how you can ‘directly’ talk to the Azure ARM REST...
Date: 10/21/2016
Using the HTTP OMS Data Collector API for real-world scenario’s–Part 3
This is the third part in this using the HTTP OMS Data Collector API for real-world scenario’s...
Date: 09/23/2016
Using the HTTP OMS Data Collector API for real-world scenario’s–Part 2
In the first part of this blog post series I started with a PowerShell function to retrieve stock...
Date: 09/07/2016
Using the HTTP OMS Data Collector API for real-world scenario’s–Part 1
If you are a user of the Operations Manager Suite (OMS) you probably have seen the announcement we...
Date: 09/05/2016
Using Xterm as terminal for PowerShell on Linux
You could have not missed the information that we open sourced PowerShell and that it is available...
Date: 08/22/2016
Using Wunderlist Module in Azure Automation–Part 2
In the first part of this blog post series about using Using Wunderlist Module in Azure Automation I...
Date: 08/08/2016
Using Wunderlist Module in Azure Automation–Part 1
Last week I released my first version of the PowerShell Wunderlist Module on the PowerShell Gallery....
Date: 08/08/2016
Setting up Source Control for Azure Automation
Did you already noticed that you can now setup Source Control for your Azure Automation account?...
Date: 08/05/2016
Using ARM Policies to implement Runbook Best Practices
Have you ever heard of Azure Resource Manager Policies? With policies, you can prevent users in your...
Date: 07/01/2016
Developing Azure Automation Runbooks–using correct modules
When developing Runbooks for Azure Automation I noticed that it’s important to use the same (Global)...
Date: 06/15/2016
Using Verbose messages in Azure Automation Runbooks
While developing PowerShell scripts I like to add Verbose messages to my scripts. If you want to...
Date: 06/10/2016
Ignore OMS Assessment Recommendations
Did you know you can ignore OMS Assessment recommendations by putting a text file that OMS will use...
Date: 03/16/2016
Call Word vba Macro from PowerShell
This week I was asked to help with removing tables in a large Word (docx) document when tables...
Date: 03/15/2016
Re-blog: Collecting Microsoft Band Data in OMS Using PowerShell in OpsMgr
This blog post references a blog post from one of my PFE collegues Wei Hao Lim. He used my...
Date: 01/31/2016
Sealing referenced Management Packs for MP Authoring
This week I again had the ‘pleasure’ of needing sealed Management Packs when trying to author...
Date: 10/22/2015
Downloading MP Wiki info
As OpsMgr engineers we regularly check the Microsoft Management Pack Wiki for update info about...
Date: 10/08/2015
Integrate solutions with Azure Automation - Part 1 (Wunderlist)
In the last couple of months I’ve been using Azure Automation more and more to integrate...
Date: 07/24/2015
Update: Installing Windows Live Writer on Windows 10
UPDATE: I just found out that with the correct version of WLW you can install it without all the...
Date: 07/23/2015