Get Total Size Allocated to Azure Storage Account (Blobs, Files, Tables and Queues)
Azure Storage Accounts are a fundamental part of cloud storage in Microsoft Azure, providing various types of storage services such as blobs, files, tables, and…
PowerShell
Microsoft PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation and configuration management framework developed by Microsoft. It consists of a command-line shell and an associated scripting language built on the .NET framework. PowerShell enables users to automate administrative tasks, manage system configurations, and perform complex scripting operations. It provides a rich set of cmdlets (command-lets) for managing various system components, such as processes, services, and files. PowerShell’s powerful scripting capabilities make it an essential tool for IT professionals, enabling them to streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance system administration efficiency across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.
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PowerShell: Automate Terraform Install on Windows
While HashiCorp Terraform is a single executable, it’s really useful to install it on the local machine so the terraform.exe executable can be run from…
Azure PowerShell: Create Azure Storage Account and Containers
One of the core services within Microsoft Azure is the Storage Account service. There are many service that utilize Storage Accounts for storing data, such…
Azure PowerShell Cmdlet Naming Convention and Discoverability
Getting to know what Azure PowerShell cmdlets to use for different functions and provisioning services can be difficult to remember. However, just like standard PowerShell,…
PowerShell: Create Azure IoT Hub
Create Azure IoT Hub using PowerShell Azure IoT Hub SKUs (Pricing Tiers) Install Azure PowerShell Az.IotHub Module
Azure PowerShell Az: List and Set Azure Subscription
Using the Azure PowerShell Az commands to select and list the Azure Subscriptions to run commands against are important tasks when scripting and automating Azure.…
Using Chocolatey with Azure VMs
Automate Everything. That’s my new mantra, and it should be yours… Like many of you, I’m an infrastructure guy and grew up with the crutches…
Nested VMs in Azure with one click? You must be crazy…
When I first heard that you could run nested VMs with Azure, I ran over to my laptop to deploy one of those shiny new…
Introducing the Azure Cloud Shell
The Azure Cloud Shell has been out for some time now, as an embedded Bash and PowerShell command-line shell / terminal within the Azure Portal.…
PowerShell now Open Source AND Cross-Platform! Linux, macOS, Windows
Windows PowerShell the new Shell (first released in 2006) for Windows that provides the ability to implement Task Automation, and Configuration Management via a Command-Line…
What is Azure Resource Manager?
In the early days of Microsoft Azure the Portal was the primary tool to go in and configure your cloud components. After some time the…
PowerShell: Export Azure Resource Groups to ARM Templates
The latest release of Azure PowerShell includes the new “Export-AzureRMResourceGroup” cmdlet. This cmdlet allows you to specify the name of a Resource Group and it…
Create Azure Service Bus Namespaces using PowerShell cmdlets and Azure CLI 1.0
An Microsoft Azure Service Bus Namespace can certainly be managed through the Azure Management Portal. However easy that is for a user to do manually,…