Welcome to part five in our Always On VPN series! So far, you have learned how Always On VPN...
Condusiv’s Diskeeper Server 16 – Proactive server file system fragmentation prevention

Condusiv’s Diskeeper® 16 Server Edition includes features that maximize disk I/O and virtually eliminates file system fragmentation in real...
Install PowerShell Core and the Azure module (AzureRM) on a Mac

PowerShell Core is currently available as release candidate 2 (RC2) for macOS and various other operating systems. I was...
PowerShell ISE snippets

Whether you are a pro with PowerShell or a beginner, PowerShell ISE snippets can speed up your scripting and...
Network configuration ties the Always On VPN servers together. In this part of the series, we will learn about...
New wiki doc about changing the PowerShell console colors

I posted a new wiki doc that explains how you can change the syntax highlighting colors of the PSReadLine...
New features of SIEM tool EventSentry v3.4

Learn about the new features in EventSentry v3.4, the hybrid SIEM solution from NETIKUS.NET.
EMCO MSI Package Builder 7 – Now with App-V support

Struggling to manage traditional applications in Windows 10? EMCO MSI Package Builder can streamline installations and customize almost any...
Managing Azure resource tags using PowerShell

When it comes to managing hundreds of resources in Azure, resource tags are key instruments to group, organize, and...
Use Just-in-Time Access to protect your Azure VMs

Management ports represent a vulnerability for any virtual machine (VM) running in the Microsoft Azure public cloud. Learn how...
Dealing with smart quotes in PowerShell

"Smart" quotes are a feature in Microsoft Word that supposedly help editors notice quotes better? I'm not sure, nor...
Check Azure VM status with PowerShell

The Get-AzureRmVM PowerShell cmdlet leaves a bit to be desired. Learn how to obtain the detailed status of your...
Burstable VMs (B-series) in Azure

Following in AWS's footsteps Azure now offers a solution for a "low-CPU VM most of the time" in the...
An overview of Azure DevTest Labs

Azure DevTest Labs is a service of Microsoft Azure's cloud platform that sits on top of the IaaS service....
PowerShell script for creating a new Azure VM using a disk snapshot

Creating a new snapshot using an existing disk of an Azure virtual machine (VM) requires three steps. First we...
How to add leading and ending zeroes to strings in PowerShell

A common situation I run into when building PowerShell scripts is needing to "pad" zeroes to various stings. String...
The Disable-PSRemoting warning

Warning: Disabling the session configurations does not undo all the changes made by the Enable-PSRemoting or Enable-PSSession Configuration cmdlet....
How to publish scripts to the PowerShell Gallery

So you've created that excellent script. Now what? Publish that PowerShell script to the PowerShell Gallery! The PowerShell Gallery...
Strings in PowerShell: Quotes, formatting, and concatenation

PowerShell is a forgiving language. It will allow you to shoot yourself in the foot if you want. It...
New wiki docs about enabling PowerShell remoting

I created a couple of wiki docs that explain everything you need to know about enabling PowerShell remoting. If...