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Got Chromebook? Keep Calm and use Azure
I recently acquired a low end Chromebook (Acer Chromebook 14) as a bit of a side project. My nephew has one because they are super-cheap and he wants to be able to do homework and play Roblox (so by defacto… Read More ›
I moved to Cyber Security “cos DevOps”
This post is a little late to write but finally I have some downtime and can get it done. In December, I moved into the Cyber Security team of Microsoft Enterprise Services. Most people who follow my blog or know… Read More ›
Presenting my first SQL PASS Session
I’ve been doing a fair amount of work with SQL Server recently, not that I am claiming myself to be an expert by any means but I have certainly learned a lot more about it than I knew before. So,… Read More ›
Do I really need to pay for a design if I am using Azure?
I’ve been involved in many discussions about possible engagements to deploy infrastructure on Azure, they all inevitably lead to the same question; “Why should I spend weeks having a design documented for me when all I need is a credit… Read More ›
Moving an Azure PaaS Cloud Service to a different VNET and Subnet
I ran into an issue today that I wanted to share as it caused me some real frustration for a while, so I am hoping it might help you. I have an Azure Cloud Service in the Classic portal running… Read More ›
I’m Speaking at the PowerShell Conference Europe 2016
I’ll be speaking at the PowerShell Conference Europe 2016 in Hannover, Germany. My session will cover Just Enough Administration (JEA) for Domain Controllers.
Azure Active Directory Domain Services now in Preview
A day or so ago I was excited to see that Azure Active Directory Domain Services is now in Preview. http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2015/10/14/azure-ad-domain-services-is-now-in-public-preview-use-azure-ad-as-a-cloud-based-domain-controller.aspx AADDS makes it possible to run your Active Directory entirely from Azure without Windows Server Domain Controllers. As someone… Read More ›
Update Help on NetworkSwitch Module Failing
Just a quick share, I was updating my help files the other day and was getting an error on the NetworkSwitch module, My machine is Windows 10 running the bundled version of WMF and PowerShell. As it turns out however,… Read More ›
PowerShell Conference Asia – Is it for Beginners too?
Through our Meetup group, someone asked recently “Is PowerShell Conference 2015 Asia suitable for beginners?” Looking through the agenda, I think there is a lot that a beginner would get out of it, so how might the conference experience look… Read More ›
Changes to Singapore PowerShell User Group Events
Over the last few months we have been discussing the events that we will have this year and how we might change the format of what we are doing, in order to reach more people and help more people adopt… Read More ›
Thank You for Speaking Slowly
This is my first blog post in a very long time, we have actually run a number of events at the PowerShell User Group in the last 6 months that I haven’t shared on this blog, this has basically been… Read More ›
PowerBreakfast SG #004 Writeup
I feel like every time I start a blog post recently it begins with an apology about how long it has taken me to get to. This one is no different. After a month I am just getting around to… Read More ›
PowerBreakfast SG #003 Writeup
Continuing the awesome momentum we have gathered with PowerBreakfast, Saturday 5th July graced us with the presence of PowerShell MVP Adam Driscoll. If you didn’t catch it, or if you want to see it again (and many of us do)… Read More ›
PowerBreakfast SG #002 Writeup
It’s actually about a month after the event happening that I am finishing writing this, it’s been extremely busy on the work front as well as having to make some big life changing decisions and better late than never right?… Read More ›
PowerShell Saturday #009 Write Up
I was listening to the PowerScripting Podcast episode last week (specifically the interview with Jim Christopher) and Jonathan Walz made an observation that around half of the PowerShell Saturdays have been run by the group in Singapore! Which is great for… Read More ›
PowerBreakfast #001 Writeup
It’s taken a week but finally I am able to write up on the PowerBreakfast event we held on 3rd May! This is a new event we are running at Singapore PowerShell User Group in addition to our regular PowerShell… Read More ›
Finding Accounts with Service Principal Names in AD Using PowerShell
A quick post while I am waiting for some replication to happen. I was continuing on through a paused installation of FIM from some time ago and had forgotten what Service Principal Names I’d set up in the lab. A… Read More ›
My Perspective on the Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview
The Windows Management Framework 5.0 preview was announced last week and there has been a lot of buzz around the OneGet functionality in PowerShell v5. The main features included in this release are OneGet and the ability to manage Network… Read More ›
PowerShell ISESteroids
Last week, PowerShell MVP Tobias Weltner released ISESteroids, an add-on in the form of a PowerShell Module that Supercharges your ISE. And this is a literal Supercharge! Tobias wrote an Article for PowerShell Magazine giving folks a walkthrough of the… Read More ›
MVP Community Camp Session 2014
Today I presented a session at MVP Community Camp 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Taiwan event details can be seen here. Here is the slide deck from that session, the example MOF file and all PowerShell code. The session was… Read More ›
PowerShell Saturday #008 Writeup
I’m writing this over a week after the fact as I am back home visiting the sunny UK at the moment. Sleep pattern hasn’t quite adjusted yet so I find myself up at 5am every morning and out searching for Breakfast… Read More ›
First Look at Winter Scripting Games 2014 Practice Event
If you’re taking part in the Winter Scripting Games 2014 and you’ve visited the site (http://scriptinggames.org/events.php?game_id=4) you’ll see that the Practice Event is now open! While you might still be choosing teams and registering yourselves it is worth at least… Read More ›
Selected as a coach for the Winter Scripting Games 2014
It’s an honor to be selected as a coach for the Winter Scripting Games 2014. The coaches have all now been announced here. You can find the full schedule here and I would really encourage you to take part. If… Read More ›
Connecting your Home Lab to Windows Azure
I have been running different test VM’s in Azure for some time now. After running a Trial Account then switching that to Pay As You Go (word of warning, if you are running Pay As You Go too, don’t leave… Read More ›
Issues Installing PowerShell 4.0 on Downlevel OS
PowerShell v4 is now released in the Windows Management Framework version 4.0 for downlevel OS’s, but a number of people have had issues with the install. The WMF package installs successfully with no errors, however, if you check the $PSVersionTable… Read More ›
SWUG Death of XP Session: Resources to get you started
Unfortunately, due to illness I missed the Singapore Windows User Group meet on Thurs 24th Oct. We were going to have a Chalk & Talk on Migrating from XP before the end of support. To structure the discussion I put… Read More ›
PowerShell Saturday #06 Post Event Writeup
PowerShell Saturday #06 started out as one of those days. The week had not gone that well anyway, I was as busy as I could possibly be so was unable to put the required time into resolving some VM issues… Read More ›
Building a DSC Infrastructure by Steven Murawski on PowerShell.org
Steven Murawski is running a series on PowerShell.org for Building a DSC infrastructure. I am planning to run a similar presentation session at Singapore User Groups in November/December (more details when available) but this is a good series to follow…. Read More ›
Geek Achievement Unlocked: TechNet Flash Guest Editorial
My first Guest Editorial (and hopefully not the last) for TechNet Flash newsletter in Singapore was sent out yesterday. Level Up! Find it here
PowerShell Saturday #06 Full Schedule
After much work, we can now make the Full Schedule for PowerShell Saturday #06 (PowerShell Saturday Singapore #02) available. I think you’ll agree it’s very strong! We have Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson joining us via Lync, the winner of… Read More ›
My Summary of TechEd Australia 2013
I’ve just returned from TechEd Australia 2013 and what a great event it was. Having never been to a TechEd before and having heard comments from other IT Pro’s and community leads in recent years that it was no longer… Read More ›
Examining Legacy AD Replication Metadata with PowerShell 2.0
I had a scenario last week where I was troubleshooting a Domain Replication issue. Basically, for one reason or another, a DC had only an inwards replication connection but no outward replication connection to another DC. It was found that… Read More ›
Singapore PowerShell Saturday 01 Summary
We had Singapore PowerShell Saturday 01 on 20th July, 2 weeks ago and I am only just getting to do the write up, it’s been a very busy few weeks. The day was made possible by Microsoft who provided the… Read More ›
PowerShell Saturday: Prep Guide for PowerShell Beginners Crash Course
My sessions for PowerShell Saturday Singapore 01 will be a 2 part PowerShell Crash Course for complete beginners. The way to get the most from this would be to follow along using Virtual Machines. You can either create these in… Read More ›
Why you should take part in the PowerShell Hackathon
On Saturday 20th July 2013 we have the first PowerShell Saturday happening in Singapore. As part of the event we are having an all day Hackathon. It’s a new idea we are trying out that we think will be very… Read More ›
Full Schedule for PowerShell Saturday Singapore 01
We’ve finalized the full schedule for the first PowerShell Saturday! The plan for the day is as follows. If you haven’t yet registered, you can do so at http://powershellsatsg01.eventbrite.com. We are really pleased with this schedule and think it will… Read More ›
Debugging PowerShell Code Guidance
If you get stuck with debugging your PowerShell scripts, there is some excellent guidance available on TechNet here. The link to the 7 part series mentioned in the article no longer seems to work, but there is enough here to… Read More ›
Call for Speakers – Singapore PowerShell Saturday 01
This weekend we will be announcing the first PowerShell Saturday in Singapore. It will be taking place on Saturday July 20th. Before we close the schedule, we do have a few speaker slots available for anyone who would like to… Read More ›
Last Call on “Learn PowerShell before it’s too late”
“Learn PowerShell before it’s too late” is a phrase that’s been banded around for a good few years. MVP’s have said it, Microsoft have been saying it, user groups and communities have been saying it, everyone has been saying it…. Read More ›
Why People Avoid Learning PowerShell
I am currently writing some material for PowerShell beginners and it made me think about the reasons I have heard over the last few years why people don’t, can’t or won’t learn PowerShell. It’s quite interesting and share-worthy, seeing as… Read More ›
Learn Active Directory in a month of lunches
For IT Pro’s new to Active Directory, Manning have released another book in the Month of Lunches series thats worth a look. Get your copy here: Learn Active Directory in a month of lunches Having read the PowerShell 2, PowerShell… Read More ›
VMWare make learning Hyper-V even easier
For a number of months I have been using multiple machines to get up to speed on the Hyper-V stuff in 2012. Using a laptop and a Mac Mini, I had myself a nice little set up – Windows Server… Read More ›
Singapore Early Experts: MCSA Objective – Install Servers
This blog post is part of the Singapore Early Experts Study Group series as posted on Spiffy. Introduction Welcome, Singapore Early Experts Study Group Participants (and anyone else who stumbles across this post). We’ll be tackling the first objective in the MCSA exam – Installation of… Read More ›
PowerShell in Depth Giveaway
On Christmas Day, Singapore PowerShell User Group was able to give away a copy of PowerShell In Depth by Don Jones. The lucky recipient was Paul Lorett Amazona, selected by the Get-Random cmdlet. In the interests of fairness and transparency,… Read More ›
Answered: Office 2013 and Active Directory Based Activation
There was a question at my session yesterday on ‘What’s New in Active Directory 2012’ regarding Office 2013 Activation. I couldn’t answer at the time but Active Directory 2012 does support Activation of MS Office 2013, details can be found… Read More ›
Singapore Early Experts Study Group for Windows Server 2012 Certifications
Following the announcement on Spiffy for the Singapore Early Experts study group, I’ll be starting my blog posts in the next couple of weeks. As an MCSA 2008 R2, I will be sitting the MCSA upgrade exam 70-417 for the… Read More ›
Windows Server 2012 vs Tea
Here is a short video of the install time of Windows Server 2012 on SSD hardware. Contrasted with the time it takes to install Windows 2003 R2, Windows 2008 R2 and make a cup of tea. For those interested in… Read More ›
Get-PSBasics: Upcoming Session
I will soon be presenting a session at Singapore PowerShell User Group on the complete Basics of PowerShell. The details for the session will be added to this post along with a link for registration. Synopsis: Get-PSBasics: PowerShell for the… Read More ›
Infographic: Don’t hate on 8
Interesting Infographic from Frugaldad I thought was worth sharing. Source: http://FrugalDad.com
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