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DSC Resource Kit Release October 2019

October 30, 2019 Oct 30, 2019 10/30/19

Michael Greene

This release includes updates to 9 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 91 pull requests have been merged and 41 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community!

DSC Resource Kit Release September 2019

September 19, 2019 Sep 19, 2019 09/19/19

Michael Greene

We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 15 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 160 pull requests have been merged and 68 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community!

DSC Resource Kit Release July 2019

August 7, 2019 Aug 7, 2019 08/7/19

Michael Greene

We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 11 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 96 pull requests have been merged and 45 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community! The modules updated in this release are: For a detailed list of ...

DSC Planning Update – June 2019

June 7, 2019 Jun 7, 2019 06/7/19

Michael Greene

It has been almost a year since the last DSC Planning update. There has been a lot going on, many decisions being made, and it just didn’t make sense to post earlier in this calendar year. In this post we will review what has been shipped and the high-level direction we are heading.

Azure Policy Guest Configuration – Service

June 7, 2019 Jun 7, 2019 06/7/19

Michael Greene

This post builds upon the introduction published yesterday to the PowerShell blog. In this post we are going to explore the Azure Policy Guest Configuration service.

Azure Policy Guest Configuration – Client

June 7, 2019 Jun 7, 2019 06/7/19

Michael Greene

This post builds upon the introduction published earlier to the PowerShell blog. In this post we are going to explore the Azure Policy Guest Configuration client and how configuration content is consumed.

DSC Resource Kit Release February 2019

February 20, 2019 Feb 20, 2019 02/20/19

Katie Kragenbrink [MSFT]

We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 14 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 126 pull requests have been merged and 102 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community! The modules updated in this release are: For a ...

Desired State Configuration (DSC) Planning Update – September 2018

September 13, 2018 Sep 13, 2018 09/13/18

Michael Greene

2018 has been the most active year ever for the DSC community. We are taking on major new areas of work in Azure, and have made significant progress in development of the new DSC platform. In this Planning Update for DSC, I want to cover these topics in detail and share major changes to the timing of our Open Source plans for the DSC platform.

Windows Pull Server Planning Update – April 2018

April 19, 2018 Apr 19, 2018 04/19/18

Michael Greene

In the next Current Branch release of Windows Server a new feature will be released to provide support for SQL Server as the database platform to support Windows Pull Server for DSC. This capability will open new scenarios: If you are a member of Windows Server Insiders you can test this now by downloading a preview build. If ...

DSC Resource Kit – Anniversary Release

May 18, 2016 May 18, 2016 05/18/16

PowerShell Team

We've just updated the DSC Resource Kit to celebrate our 1 year open-source anniversary! The DSC Resource Kit has come a long way in a year. Originally, DSC started with only in-box resources. To make these resources easier to update, some were moved to TechNet's Script Center and became the DSC Resource Kit. Finally in April 2015, the ...

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