configure authentication to Azure resources. With these tools available, your next step is to expand your runbook's reach outside of Azure to on-premises resources. Azure Automation makes this possible with Hybrid Worker Groups. In this guide, you will learn how

services. However, Microsoft is deprecating Azure Automation Run As accounts in favor of using a managed identity. In this tutorial, you will learn what exactly is a managed identity, how to authenticate to Azure using the managed identity in a PowerShell [...]

Azure and Azure DevOps from your pipelines for deploying Terraform configurations. Workload Identity federation To follow along with this tutorial, you will need: To follow along with more code examples, check out this GitHub repository:JeffBrownTech/azure-devops-terraform-oidc-examples What is Workload Identity federation?

Skype for Business Online PowerShell. To connect to this service, you need to download and install the latest SkypeOnlineConnector module and create a remote PowerShell session to the service.

accept requests in JSON notation, and your PowerShell script might have data represented as a PowerShell object. In order to use this data in a web request, you convert it to JSON.

action on the response.

parameter sets, you can create a function that has different parameters for multiple scenarios. The user can specify different parameters so the function can take different actions based on the input.

through them and access items using their index values. However, adding or removing items to a fixed array is not intuitive and, depending on the method, can cause performance issues. This article will teach you different strategies

Begin, Process, and End blocks. These input processing methods enable your functions to process pipeline input and multiple parameter values. In this article, you will learn the basic syntax of PowerShell Begin, Process, and End blocks.

potentially destructive actions. This article will explore how to implement the -Confirm parameter in custom PowerShell functions to make them more robust and user-friendly. What is the PowerShell Confirm parameter?

array of items. You can take action on each item in the array using one or more commands. In this tutorial, you will learn all about the different ForEach statements available in PowerShell and how to implement each.

functionalities to manage systems and process data. One PowerShell feature is the ability to use Regular Expressions (RegEx), a method for searching, matching, and manipulating strings based on specific patterns.

scripts, functions, and cmdlets. PowerShell parameters enhance the usability and adaptability of scripts by allowing users to pass information into the code instead of hardcoding values. Understanding how to define, manipulate, and leverage PowerShell parameters is essential for proficient scripting in PowerShell.

their values or using backticks to perform line continuation. Sounds like a case for PowerShell splatting!

user experience. You provide the user with possible values or build a dynamic list of values so the user knows what they can use. This article will teach you five ways to add tab completion to PowerShell functions. Using [...]

parameters as dynamic parameters only exist when certain conditions are met. Imagine the possibilities!

hundreds of things using the same script or function. One amazing feature to add to your functions is the PowerShell -WhatIf parameter. This parameter tells you what the function is going to do before you execute it for real.

cmdlet-like scripts with advanced features. In this article, we'll dive into what makes cmdlets and advanced functions essential in PowerShell, with examples and tips to help you master them. What is a cmdlet? A PowerShell cmdlet (pronounced "command-let") performs a specific task