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New Version of PowerShell Gallery in Public Preview

Dear All! The PS Gallery will receive an update very soon, you can test the preview version already now on https://www.preview.powershellgallery.com/ New features are: Improved download performance provided via CDN Enhanced security for publishers, including support for 2FA, multiple publishing keys Account management support for changing email address or login account Direct download of items… Read more New Version of PowerShell Gallery in Public Preview

Enable ServiceMaps for Azure VM´s

Azure ServiceMap is a great extension to LogAnalytics, measuring Processes, Connectivity and Performance for Windows and Linux Computers onPrem and in the Cloud. This script (from https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msoms/2017/08/29/azure-vm-extension-for-dependency-agent/ ) enables the ServiceMap extension to all VM´s in a defined ResourceGroup. I just tested this again and it still works fine.

Hope that helps. R.

Install a PS Module from the PS Gallery in Azure Automation by Script

Hi All ! Azure Automation allows the installation of Modules published on the PS Gallery, or beeing uploaded from a ZIP File. The ZIP-Upload can be automated with commands from AzureRM.Automation Module, but i was facing the following problem. When i automatically deploy an Azure Automation Account, how can i install a PowerShell Module from… Read more Install a PS Module from the PS Gallery in Azure Automation by Script

Generate an Azure Consumption Report with the Consumption REST-API and PowerShell

A few days ago (Mid december 2017), Microsoft officially published the documentation for the Azure Consumption REST-API on the docs website. Link Enough trigger for me to start playing around with it and share my experiences. Overview To begin with, the API offers 6 different categories, which we can summarize down to 4, which are:… Read more Generate an Azure Consumption Report with the Consumption REST-API and PowerShell

Create a LogAnalytics Workspace with PowerShell

LogAnalytics Workspaces can be used for many reasons. Run typical Operations Management for your Infrastructure Services Log-Consolidation engine for an Azure Automation Account Log Collector for Microsoft foreign Logs (Syslog, other custom Logs This blogpost will demonstrate how easy it is to create a Log Analytics Workspace. Step 1 – Logon to Azure with PowerShell… Read more Create a LogAnalytics Workspace with PowerShell