PowerShell allows you to easily export data into an Excel workbook. You can use this feature to keep track...
VMware vSAN 6.5 – Direct Connect, iSCSI, and new PowerShell cmdlets

With the recent release of vSphere 6.5, VMware introduced vSAN 6.5. VMware vSAN 6.5 is part of the ESXi...
Environment variables in PowerShell

Environment variables are one of those features of Windows that have been around for a long time. As part...
PowerShell Classes – Part 4: Constructors

Constructors are important subjects in object-oriented programming. A constructor is a special method of initializing the creation of an...
Default File Associations in Windows 10

One of the most frequent questions people ask me is about managing default file associations in Windows 10. I...
PowerShell classes – Part 3: Methods

In the previous post of my series about PowerShell classes, I introduced the property concept. In today's post, I...
System Frontier – Delegate administration with PowerShell

Do you follow the security practice of operating as a standard user and elevating privileges only when necessary? Didn't...
PowerShell classes – Part 2: Properties

In the last post of my series about PowerShell classes I explained how you can create your own classes...
Total Network Inventory – Hardware, software, and network inventory

If you're in the market for a dead-simple, cost-effective hardware, software and network inventory tool, then look no further...
PowerShell classes – Part 1: Objects

In this series, I will introduce you to the basic concepts of PowerShell classes. In today's post, I will...
VMware vSphere 6.5 and VMFS 6

VMware vSphere 6.5, released recently, introduced a new version of VMware's clustered filesystem Virtual Machine File System (VMFS). VMFS...
Azure StorSimple and StorSimple Virtual Array

Back in 2012, Microsoft purchased the start-up StorSimple that offered a cloud storage gateway computer appliance. Microsoft now offers...
Integrate Windows Upgrade Analytics with Configuration Manager

In a previous article, I covered Microsoft's new Windows Upgrade Analytics tool, which allows you to access the compatibility...
Vembu VMBackup – Cost-effective disaster recovery for Hyper-V and VMware

Small- to medium-sized shops with a VMware or Hyper-V virtualization investment are often highly cost-conscious. Vembu VMBackup offers an...
Image deployment with SCCM and static IPs

In this guide, I will how to image workstations with static IPs using a PowerShell form, System Center Configuration...
Windows 10 feature upgrades: In-place upgrade vs. fresh install

Should you do an in-place upgrade or a fresh install when applying Windows 10 feature upgrades? In this article,...
Use PowerShell with Google Cloud Platform

Last month, Google released a Systems Developer Kit called Cloud Tools for PowerShell that allows PowerShell to connect with...
Invoke-DscResource – Invoke a PowerShell DSC without a configuration file

Invoke-DscResource removes the need for a configuration file but also removes a lot of the LCM's functionality. This command...
Patch Connect Plus – A single SCCM pane for 250+ 3rd party product patches

Patch Connect Plus enables effortless application updates by utilizing your SCCM infrastructure and ManageEngine’s central repository.
Windows Docker networking – Part 2: Custom network types

In Part 1, we had a look at general networking details of Windows Container technology, and I explained how...