Automating Resource Restriction in Azure Subscriptions with Budget Alert, Automation Account, and Azure Policy
How to restrict Azure resource creation through budget alerts using Automation Account runbooks and custom Azure Policy.
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Technical articles on cloud engineering and infrastructure automation.
How to Configure the Security Center via Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Template
Reference guide for deploying Azure Security Center configurations through ARM templates including Defender pricing, auto-provisioning, and continuous exports.
How to Restrict Account Operators to See the Password in LAPS
Modify Active Directory schema to prevent Account Operators from reading LAPS passwords, and reset permissions on existing computer objects.
How to Join a VM to a Domain by PowerShell in Azure
Use Set-AzVMADDomainExtension to join Azure VMs to a domain, replacing the deprecated Set-AzVMExtension approach.
How to Push an Existing Repository from VS Code to Azure DevOps by PowerShell
Step-by-step guide to pushing a local Git repository to Azure DevOps, including the critical step of pre-creating the remote repo.
Use PowerShell to Get Firewall Rules from Remote Computer (Get-FirewallRules)
Custom PowerShell function to remotely query and filter Windows Firewall rules with support for name, protocol, port, and address filtering.
How to Install Visual Studio Code and Configure with Azure Repos for PowerShell Scripts
Step-by-step guide to setting up VS Code with Azure Repos, Git, Posh-Git, and a custom PowerShell prompt for script version control.
Trading Calculator for Risk Management and Reward-Risk Ratio by PowerShell
A WPF PowerShell GUI tool for calculating risk percentage, reward-risk ratio, stop prices, and optimal share quantities for trading.
How to Change IP and Join a VM into Domain by PowerCLI in VMware
Automate IP address configuration and domain joining for VMware VMs using PowerCLI and Invoke-VMScript.
Schedule SCOM Maintenance Mode by PowerShell GUI Tool
A WPF-based PowerShell GUI tool for managing and scheduling SCOM maintenance mode with server search, scheduling, and stop functionality.
How to Search Users Across Active Directory Domains in PowerShell (Global Search)
Two methods for searching users across multiple Active Directory domains in a forest using ADAC and PowerShell with Global Catalog port 3268.
Set Unix Attributes LoginShell from Active Directory with PowerShell
PowerShell function to update Unix Properties LoginShell attribute in Active Directory objects.
Add Custom Task Sequence Variables and Read Them in PowerShell
How to create and read custom SCCM Task Sequence variables using PowerShell and the OSD tattoo script.
How to Update the Home Directory in User Profile by PowerShell
PowerShell script to fix unmapped drives by updating blank Home Directory paths in Active Directory user profiles.
PowerShell: Speed Up Get-ChildItem to Scan Files in a Large File System
How using -Include instead of Where-Object with Get-ChildItem reduced file scanning time from 307 seconds to 19 seconds.
Add Data into SQL Database by PowerShell Script – ExecuteNonQuery with 0 Arguments: Incorrect Syntax Near 'S'
How to fix SQL injection errors in PowerShell when inserting data with special characters by using parameterized queries.
Select Random Objects from a List by PowerShell
Use PowerShell's Get-Random cmdlet to professionally select random winners from a CSV list for giveaway campaigns.
How to Create a SHA256 Self-Signed Certificate for SMTP Secure Communication by CertReq
Generate a SHA2 TLS certificate for SMTP using CertReq on Windows Server when IIS Manager only produces SHA1 certificates.
How to Deploy the LAPS by SCCM – Part 3
Server-side deployment including AD schema modification, Group Policy configuration, and password verification for LAPS.
How to Deploy the LAPS by SCCM – Part 1
Prerequisites and package creation for deploying Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) using SCCM.
How to Deploy the LAPS by SCCM – Part 2
Task sequence creation and deployment procedure for LAPS using SCCM.