Scripting Blog [archived]

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Part 3 – Use Azure Automation DSC to Configure Linux and execute PowerShell scripts

Summary: Learn how to configure and use PowerShell, Bash, and DSC with Linux. Hi, my name is Stefan Roth (Blog: http://stefanroth.net / Twitter: @stefanroth_net), and I am a Cloud and Datacenter MVP. In my last post of this three-part series, I would like to show you how we are able to hook up the previously installed Linux system to Azure ...

How to avoid reinventing the wheel in Azure Automation

Summary: Take advantage of existing scripts to create your own solutions.   Automation is the number one technical skill that IT needs to have to thrive in today’s quickly changing world. My recommendation is that anything you do for automation you should do in PowerShell, and you should use Azure Automation as your go-to automation ...

Part 2 – Install .NET Core and PowerShell on Linux Using DSC

Summary: Learn how to configure and use PowerShell, Bash, and desired state configuration (DSC) with Linux. Today, Cloud and Data Center MVP Stefan Roth returns for Part 2 of his three-part series about how to configure and use PowerShell, Bash, and desired state configuration (DSC) with Linux. Take it away Stefan … My previous post ...

Part 1 – Install Bash on Windows 10, OMI CIM Server, and DSC for Linux

Summary: Learn about the Windows Subsystem for Linux that runs on top of Windows 10. Today we have a guest article written by Stefan Roth. Take it away Stefan … Hi, my name is Stefan Roth, and I am a Cloud and Datacenter MVP. In a couple of posts, I would like to show you how cool it is that Microsoft is touching the Linux world. Myself, ...