How to read, add and modify array elements -- with a few curve balls along the way.
- By Adam Bertram
- 04/10/2019
Windows PowerShell will soon be replaced by a new Core product called "PowerShell 7," Microsoft announced last week.
Adam takes a close look at the Invoke-WebRequest and Invoke-RestMethod commands.
- By Adam Bertram
- 04/02/2019
Windows environment variables give system administrators access to a plethora of information about the operating system. Here are some ways to manage them.
- By Adam Bertram
- 03/28/2019
Here's how to quickly figure out what file shares exist on a remote computer, as well as what information is configured on them.
- By Adam Bertram
- 03/21/2019
Adam walks through how to proactively monitor an AD group for changes and execute a PowerShell script to take action when that happens.
- By Adam Bertram
- 03/07/2019
The GUI is fine if you're only moving a few files, but for larger and more complex migrations, this built-in Windows utility is the way to go.
- By Adam Bertram
- 02/21/2019
Windows Server Core is the epitome of Microsoft's shift toward GUI-free. But since you can't beat a good dashboard, here's how to access the GUI remotely.
- By Adam Bertram
- 02/05/2019
Since FSMO roles are typically spread out among various domain controllers, it's not always easy to figure out which domain controller holds a particular role. Luckily, we have PowerShell and the AD module to make this task a breeze.
- By Adam Bertram
- 01/25/2019
If you manage just a few user accounts, you could get by with AD Users and Computers or the AD Administrative Center. But if you're in a large organization, you can use PowerShell to automate the identity management process.
- By Adam Bertram
- 01/17/2019
When creating automation scripts to discover, add, update or remove records from a remote SQL database, you need to make sure your script can successfully connect to the database.
- By Adam Bertram
- 12/10/2018
It's not always the best idea to create Active Directory users from scratch. Your company likely has a standard "template" of attributes that are set for every domain user. So why are you still creating each one by hand?
- By Adam Bertram
- 12/03/2018
Microsoft last week released the Windows Compatibility Module 1.0.0 for PowerShell Core 6, allowing PowerShell Core 6 users to access modules that Microsoft hasn't yet added natively to the PowerShell Core product.
Setting up a place to store files in the cloud isn't quite as easy as doing it on-prem. That's where Microsoft's Azure Files service comes in.
- By Adam Bertram
- 11/15/2018
When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a PaaS that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server deployment up and running.
- By Adam Bertram
- 11/06/2018