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High Performance PowerShell with LINQ

PowerShell is a scripting language, and like all scripting languages it struggles to perform well with rapid iterative processes such...

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PowerShell Time Saver: Automatic Defaults

Because PowerShell needs to be usable as an immediate scripting language by IT professionals who type in commands at a...

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Managing Hyper-V VMs using PowerShell Direct

Virtual machines are easier to manage via PowerShell than with the the Hyper-V Manager console. PowerShell Direct takes this further...

13 December 2016 11 min read

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Questions About the Use of PowerShell That you were Too Shy to Ask

Let's forget the actual PowerShell code for a moment: Why is PowerShell important? Why should I use it? Where did...

12 December 2016 15 min read

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Lists With, or Without, Ranges in both T-SQL and PowerShell

Whether you are working in a procedural language like PowerShell or in T-SQL, there is something slightly bothersome about having...

01 December 2016 19 min read

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Nicolas Prigent in PowerShell

Hyper-V and PowerShell: The Basics

Because it is important with maintaining Virtual Machine environments to be able to repeat routine tasks completely accurately, Windows PowerShell...

18 November 2016 12 min read

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Setting up developer workstations

On both Windows and Linux, the chore of setting up developer workstations can take several days, and there always seem...

17 November 2016 13 min read

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Phil Factor in T-SQL Programming

Using SQLite with PowerShell and SQL Server

When you combine PowerShell and SQLite, you can perform powerful magic. Phil Factor is in awe of SQLite and gives...

03 November 2016 14 min read

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Managing Packages Using Windows PowerShell

Windows hasn't had a package manager in the style of the Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) of Linux distributions. Apt-get is...

20 October 2016 11 min read

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Representing Hierarchical Data for Mere Mortals

Why is it that we use XML, but with so little enthusiasm when it does so much, and is so...

06 October 2016 20 min read

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PSYaml: PowerShell does YAML

PSYaml is a simple PowerShell module that I’ve written that allows you to serialize PowerShell objects to “YAML Ain’t Markup...

23 September 2016 17 min read

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Nicolas Prigent in PowerShell

PowerShell Just Enough Administration

A major difficulty for a System Administrator who wishes to provide access for auditors, Helpdesk staff, developers and other IT...

05 September 2016 16 min read

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Nicolas Prigent in PowerShell

PowerShell Desired State Configuration: DSC Resources

Desired State Configuration (DSC) allows you to automate the way that you manage configuration data for software services as well...

23 August 2016 11 min read

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Phil Factor in Blogs

Creating PowerShell Stacks and Expression Evaluators

To demonstrate that dynamic modules in PowerShell can be used to easily create objects with methods and properties, Phil Factor...

02 August 2016 10 min read

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Michael Sorens in .NET

Using C# to Create PowerShell Cmdlets: Beyond the Basics

It is just the first stage to make your C# Cmdlet do what it is supposed to do. Even though...

22 July 2016 21 min read

Nicolas Prigent

PowerShell Desired State Configuration: Automating and Monitoring Pull mode

The Pull mode of Desired State Configuration (DSC) is more complicated to implement because you need to meticulously manage the...

16 June 2016 17 min read

Michael Sorens

Persistent PowerShell: The PowerShell Profile

You can mould PowerShell to the way you want to work, with all the settings and modules that you require,...

16 May 2016 19 min read

Nicolas Prigent

PowerShell Desired State Configuration: Pull Mode

Automated configuration management is simpler with Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Push mode, but what is the best way to...

10 May 2016 15 min read

Michael Sorens

Unified Approach to Generating Documentation for PowerShell Cmdlets

Now, it is easy to provide professional-quality documentation for PowerShell cmdlets, and to keep it in sync when you make...

22 April 2016 2 min read

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Questions About PowerShell Basics That You Were Too Shy To Ask

Developers who are already familiar with application languages will be baffled by different aspects of PowerShell to the beginner to...

11 April 2016 16 min read

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High Performance PowerShell with LINQ

PowerShell Time Saver: Automatic Defaults

Managing Hyper-V VMs using PowerShell Direct

Questions About the Use of PowerShell That you were Too Shy to Ask

Lists With, or Without, Ranges in both T-SQL and PowerShell

Hyper-V and PowerShell: The Basics

Setting up developer workstations

Using SQLite with PowerShell and SQL Server

Managing Packages Using Windows PowerShell

Representing Hierarchical Data for Mere Mortals

PSYaml: PowerShell does YAML

PowerShell Just Enough Administration

PowerShell Desired State Configuration: DSC Resources

Creating PowerShell Stacks and Expression Evaluators

Using C# to Create PowerShell Cmdlets: Beyond the Basics

PowerShell Desired State Configuration: Automating and Monitoring Pull mode

Persistent PowerShell: The PowerShell Profile

PowerShell Desired State Configuration: Pull Mode

Unified Approach to Generating Documentation for PowerShell Cmdlets

Questions About PowerShell Basics That You Were Too Shy To Ask