Using GitHub Actions to Manage Certbot (Let’s Encrypt) Certificates https://ift.tt/2Y8BrbR GitHub Actions is an excellent source for all things automation. For personal accounts, there’s a limited free offering that allows you to run automation jobs. I use GH actions to update my websites. I don’t think I would have written this if no existing solution […]
Microsoft sinks standalone Hyper-V Server – wants you using Azure Stack HCI for VM-wrangling https://ift.tt/3kH4OcU +Analysis Microsoft won’t ship a new version of Hyper-V Server – the free tool it offers alongside Windows Server to manage fleets of VMs and build hybrid clouds – with Windows Server 2022. News of the change emerged in a […]
Microsoft announces more affordable endpoint security plan for customers https://ift.tt/3zwWoeA Microsoft today announced a new cheaper endpoint security plan for enterprise customers. This new plan is named Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P1 and it will offer prevention and protection for client endpoints running Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Next generation protection, device control, endpoint firewall, […]
Introduction to Ansible https://ift.tt/3zyF6O6 I’ve worked in IT for a long time, and my secret collection of shell and Python scripts has made a lot that works easier. I remember having a repository full of scripts to install this, automate that… you get the idea. Some of these have been my pride and joy, full […]
Azure & Desired State Configuration Part 3/4 https://ift.tt/2WJ6E5d Azure & Desired State Configuration Part 3/4 Scenario In Part 1 and Part 2 we saw how we could deploy a web server on a new VM in using a Desired State Configuration file using Azure Devops and even The Azure Portal. The next section will describe one […]
Easily Add Apply Driver Package Step to SCCM Task Sequence https://ift.tt/3t887Ob In this post you will learn how to add Apply Driver Package Step to SCCM Task Sequence. When you performing installation of clean operating system, It’s important to add the device drivers. It helps the computer to connect with the hardware device like keyboard, mouse, […]
How to install SQL Server on Linux hosted on Windows Server 2019 https://ift.tt/3mJtq7s This article explores Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run the Linux operating system on Windows OS and configure SQL Server on Linux. Introduction The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a way for developers to run Linux directly on Windows 10 […]
Azure AD Connect v1.x reaches end of support in 1 year https://ift.tt/2WChY2Q Last week, Microsoft issued a statement on the support of Azure AD Connect version 1.x. It reaches end of support on August 31st, 2022. That is exactly one year from now. What ‘unsupported’ means In-place upgrade of Windows Server on an Azure […]
How to Auto Shutdown Azure Virtual Machines https://ift.tt/3sYkvQS In this article, I will show you how to enable auto shutdown Azure virtual machines. You can configure the auto shutdown while creating a new VM in Azure or on existing VM’s. The auto-shutdown feature in Azure allows you to configure the shutdown schedule for virtual machines. […]
Azure & Desired State Configuration Part 3/4 https://ift.tt/3yDBcSZ Index Part 1 : Focus on Desired State Configuration in PowerShell Part 2 : Focus on Deploying with DevOps Pipeline Part 3 : Focus on Azure Automation Account Scenario In Part 1 and Part 2 we saw how we could deploy a web server on a new VM […]
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