Bypassing the Azure Portal and going straight to PowerShell will provide you with more options for managing Microsoft's cloud. Due to Microsoft's mission to provide services to a "cloud-first, ...

Ever heard of PowerShell? It might not receive the same level of attention as other scripting languages, but it’s twice as useful. PowerShell is compatible with every major operating system, and it ...

When it comes to being productive in virtually any industry, expediency is key. And the best way to expedite your projects while cutting down on your work time is to automate as many tasks as possible ...

Windows Terminal is a consolidation of various command-line utilities such as Windows PowerShell, PowerShell, Command Prompt, etc. It lets you use more than one command-line utility at a time from a ...

There are lots of ways to create MSSQL databases via PowerShell. We could invoke a T-SQL query using the CREATE DATABASE term, we could write some code to use the [Create() method with SMO] or, if ...

Using Azure's "virtual machine agent," you can reset the local administrator password without even hitting the Windows OS itself. Here's how. When a Windows server is located on-premises and you ...

If you have a laptop, you most likely have Windows, and if you know PowerShell, you can make Windows work for you. The Microsoft PowerShell Certification Bundle shows you how to make Windows your ...

Adam is the author of the AdamtheAutomator.com blog, and works as a Microsoft systems administrator specializing in the Microsoft System Center suite and PowerShell automation. The ability to automate ...