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PowerTip: Get the public IP of an Azure VM with PowerShell

Doctor ScriptoJuly 1, 2016Jul 1, 201607/1/16

Summary: Use the Azure Resource Manager cmdlets to get the public IP address of an Azure virtual machine.
How can I get the public IP address information for an Azure Resource Manager virtual machine (VM)?
All you need to do is use Get-AzureRmVm to find the VM and pass it to Get-AzureRmPublicIPAddress as in the following example:
Get-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName ‘HSG-ResourceGroup’ -Name ‘HSG-LinuxVM’ | Get-AzureRmPublicIpAddress

How to alter the public IP address of an Azure virtual machine

Doctor ScriptoJuly 1, 2016Jul 1, 201607/1/16

Summary: Change the public IP address in Azure Resource Manager by using Windows PowerShell.
Honorary Scripting Guy, Will Anderson, shares a personal challenge that he encountered when working with Azure and public IP addresses. He also shares the solution with the rest of us!

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 7

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 23, 2016Jan 23, 201601/23/16

Summary: MVP, Will Anderson, wraps up his series by discussing how to add DSC resources to existing Windows PowerShell modules.
Ed Wilson here, bringing you MVP, Will Anderson, and the conclusion of his week of blogging about Desired State Configuration.

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 6

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 22, 2016Jan 22, 201601/22/16

Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, teaches how to create a DSC resource by using a Windows PowerShell script.
Hello. Ed Wilson here, bringing you MVP, Will Anderson, and Part 6 of his posts about using Desired State Configuration (DSC).
Note This is a seven-part series that includes the following posts:

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1An introduction to DSC
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 2Familiarize yourself with DSC formatting and resources
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 3Modify a DSC template
Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 4Add features to a DSC template,

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 5

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 22, 2016Jan 22, 201601/22/16

Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, continues his series by talking about importing DSC resources and adding your scripts.
Good day! Ed Wilson here to welcome back MVP, Will Anderson, as my guest blogger this week. Will is sharing Part 5 in a series about Desired State Configuration (DSC).

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 4

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 21, 2016Jan 21, 201601/21/16

Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, adds features to his Desired State Configuration, updates the .mof file, and validates the configuration.
Hello, Ed Wilson here to welcome back this week’s guest blogger, MVP Will Anderson.
Note This is a seven-part series that includes the following posts:

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 3

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 20, 2016Jan 20, 201601/20/16

Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, modifies a Desired State Configuration template.
Good morning. Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, is here. Today we have part three of Will Anderson’s awesome Desired State Configuration (DSC) series. To catch up, be sure you read:

Desired State Configuration: Part 1
Desired State Configuration: Part 2

Here’s Will…

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 2

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 19, 2016Jan 19, 201601/19/16

Summary: Microsoft MVP, Will Anderson, talks about familiarizing yourself with DSC formatting and resources.
Good morning, Ed Wilson is here. Today we have Part 2 of Will Anderson’s awesome DSC series. Be sure you also read Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1.

Conceptualize Desired State Configuration: Part 1

Doctor ScriptoJanuary 18, 2016Jan 18, 201601/18/16

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, begins a series of posts about using Desired State Configuration in Windows PowerShell.
Ed Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy is here. Today we begin a series of posts about using Desired State Configuration (DSC) in Windows PowerShell by Microsoft MVP,

Use Windows PowerShell to Parse RSS Feeds

Doctor ScriptoMay 13, 2015May 13, 201505/13/15

Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Will Anderson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to parse RSS feeds.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I welcome recent Windows PowerShell MVP and new guest blogger, Will Anderson…
Hi there fellow scripters!
Last week as I took my seat on a connecting flight in New York from beautiful Charlotte,

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