In part two of this series about Azure Automation, we looked at runbook configurations, which allow us to manage...
Managing MSI installations using the Windows Installer PowerShell module
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The built-in PowerShell Package Manager is unreliable when it comes to installing and removing software packages in the MSI...
Create a PowerShell DSC resource with the xDSCResourceDesigner module
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The xDSCResourceDesigner module helps create your own PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) resource. In this post, I will give...
As an organization automates more infrastructure components with PowerShell, it may soon decide to take that next step and...
In this post, I will look at a popular community script called ADMXtoDSC. It allows you to convert your...
Invoke-DscResource – Invoke a PowerShell DSC without a configuration file
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Invoke-DscResource removes the need for a configuration file but also removes a lot of the LCM's functionality. This command...
A great practice to get into when building your PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) infrastructure is separating DSC configuration...
A composite resource allows you to create a single PowerShell DSC configuration with references to several "non-composite" resources and...
In Desired State Configuration (DSC), we have the concept of resources and configurations. In a nutshell, resources are the...
In this article, I'm going to show you how to automate the process of creating self-signed certificates on your...
Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a great way to keep all of your Windows server configurations in...
If you’re building a script that’s capable of doing various tasks simultaneously, a great way of providing input for...
PowerShell DSC allows you to install software and ensures the applications stay installed.
