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Create Backups of Virtual Machines in Windows Azure by using PowerShell

January 24, 2014 Jan 24, 2014 01/24/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Guest blogger, Keith Mayer, talks about using Windows PowerShell to manage cloud-based backups. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back Keith Mayer as our guest blogger today. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. In Part 2, we’ll restore virtual machines in Windows Azure from these backups. (image) Keith Mayer...

Avoiding PowerShell Scripting Pitfalls

January 23, 2014 Jan 23, 2014 01/23/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares an excerpt from his book, Windows PowerShell Best Practices that discusses scripting pitfalls. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices, which is published by Microsoft Press. In the excerpt today, I talk about avoiding ...

Use PowerShell to Find Two-Letter Alias Combinations

January 22, 2014 Jan 22, 2014 01/22/14
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about finding all two-letter alias combinations by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices, which is published by Microsoft Press. (image) The two-letter alias namespace is rather large, but how...