Connecting to computers that require different credentials via the PowerShell cmdlet Invoke-Command is a common occurrence. This post explains...
Invoke-Command: Dealing with offline computers

When you need to run PowerShell commands against a large set of computers with the PowerShell cmdlet Invoke-Command, you...
vCenter Server post-upgrade tasks

Many IT personnel need to upgrade their VMware vSphere installations from 6.0 or 6.5. At the same time, they...
Windows Admin Center Cluster Creation Wizard

Creating Windows Server Failover Clusters with software-defined storage and networking can be challenging. Microsoft has released a new Cluster...
Ansible for VMware infrastructure automation

Ansible is an open-source automation tool that can automate IT tasks such as configuration management, application deployment, interservice orchestration,...
Azure Storage Explorer: Manage table, blog, queue, and file storage

In this post, we'll provide some insights about Azure Storage Explorer, a small tool that enables you to connect...
Windows Admin Center security extension

Windows Admin Center now allows remotely scanning for malware on Windows Servers, including Windows Server Core installations. Let's take...
What is VMware Skyline Health for vSphere?

Skyline Health discovers environmental issues and recommends solutions before the actual problems happens. Skyline is a proactive VMware support...
What is Microsoft Compliance Score?

Learn about Microsoft's new compliance tool in Azure called Compliance Score. Compliance Score helps evaluate, understand, and apply changes...
Configure spam filter in Exchange Online Protection (EOP) using PowerShell

You can easily configure the multilevel protection of Office 365 against spam, viruses, and other unwanted messages via the...
VMware vRealize Operations 8: installation and configuration

VMware has released a new version of their flagship monitoring and remediation product for vSphere: vRealize Operations (vROps) 8.0....
Deploying an AWS EC2 Windows VM via PowerShell

The Virtual Machine (VM) remains one of the most common resources in cloud environments. On AWS, if users want...
Active Directory 2008 R2 upgrade to Windows Server 2019 checklist

As you might have noticed, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Windows Server) will reach its end of support on January...
Windows Admin Center 1910: New features

Windows Admin Center 1910 is a huge release, including many great new features. Let's take a look at them.
Move WSUS database and content (updates) to a different drive or folder

Maintenance tasks for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) may include moving the downloaded updates or the software update services...
Connecting to a Hyper-V Server Core in a workgroup with Hyper-V Manager

Have you recently downloaded the free Hyper-V Server Core 2016/2019 to virtualize your environment? Then you probably tried to...
Manage Outlook spam filters using PowerShell and GPOs

Exchange offers various mechanisms to protect users against spam and malware, which the administrator configures centrally. In Outlook and...
Install SQL Server 2019 (Express) on Windows Server Core and activate remote management

Microsoft recommends Windows Server Core for most infrastructure services and for applications such as Exchange 2019. You can also...
SystemTools Hyena: Simplify Active Directory management

Managing Windows and Active Directory infrastructures can be cumbersome using default Microsoft management consoles. In this post, we review...
ScriptRunner Version 2019R2: PowerShell scripting for teams with self-service

ScriptRunner is an automation and delegation solution that uses PowerShell. This article builds on Timothy Warner's excellent introduction to...