June Castillote
Blogs, Articles, and Posts
Automating Azure Usage Reports with PowerShell
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One of the most important aspects of running workloads in Azure is keeping track of expenses. How
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
One of the most important aspects of running workloads in Azure is keeping track of expenses. How
you do that is through tracking resource usage with an Azure usage report. In this article, you?ll learn how to create a PowerShell script to easily query resource usage across all of your Azure resources by date.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
Back to Basics: Conditional Logic with PowerShell If Statement
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Learn what the PowerShell If Statement construct is, understand its syntax and how it works.
By: June Castillote submitted:May 26 2023
Learn what the PowerShell If Statement construct is, understand its syntax and how it works.
By: June Castillote submitted:May 26 2023
Getting Started in Web Automation with PowerShell and Selenium
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Having to type and click stuff over and over to get a job done is not fun. Take website monitoring
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
Having to type and click stuff over and over to get a job done is not fun. Take website monitoring
and testing, for example. You do many repetitive actions like clicking on buttons and links, login, run a search, and click some more. Good thing there's Selenium and PowerShell.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
Getting Started with Azure Automation
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One of the most popular automation tools is Azure Automation and this will be a series of posts
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
One of the most popular automation tools is Azure Automation and this will be a series of posts
covering the introduction to Azure Automation, creating automation runbooks, dealing with assets, testing and publishing runbooks.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
How to Download a File with PowerShell from the Web
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Do you need to download files from the web but hate repeatedly clicking links? If your job involves
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
Do you need to download files from the web but hate repeatedly clicking links? If your job involves
downloading files from the web regularly, you will probably want to automate the task. Why not use PowerShell to download files?
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
How to Get the Current User Logged On with PowerShell (All the Ways)
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When you work with Windows, at some point, you'll probably need to find out which user accounts are
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
When you work with Windows, at some point, you'll probably need to find out which user accounts are
currently logged on to a computer. Luckily, you can use PowerShell to get current users on local or remote computers.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
![How to Restore an Office 365 Mailbox for Free [Tutorial]](https://i0.wp.com/psweekly.dowst.dev/wp-content/uploads/psweekly/202017/how-to-restore-an-office-365-mailbox-for-free-tutorial.thumb.png?w=900&ssl=1 "How to Restore an Office 365 Mailbox for Free [Tutorial]")
How to Restore an Office 365 Mailbox for Free [Tutorial]
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So an admin just accidentally removed one of your executives' Office 365 mailboxes or maybe an
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
So an admin just accidentally removed one of your executives' Office 365 mailboxes or maybe an
automation script has gone awry that decided to "clean up" your Office 365 tenant unintentionally. In that case, you've got some mailbox restoration to do! Why pay big money for expensive software when you can do it for free using some knowledge and a little PowerShell?
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
How to Send Email from Azure
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Microsoft Azure does not have an email delivery service. Whether you are testing applications or
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
Microsoft Azure does not have an email delivery service. Whether you are testing applications or
developing scripts in Azure to send emails, know that there is no native email service available to you.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
How to Set Up and Manage Scheduled Tasks with PowerShell
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Do you need to create lots of scheduled tasks or automate scheduled tasks creation? If so, you're in
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
Do you need to create lots of scheduled tasks or automate scheduled tasks creation? If so, you're in
luck. In this article, you're going to learn how to manage scheduled tasks using PowerShell.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
How to Split Paths with the PowerShell Split-Path Cmdlet
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Do you need to split paths to get specific parts of it? If so, then PowerShell Split-Path is the
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
Do you need to split paths to get specific parts of it? If so, then PowerShell Split-Path is the
friend you can rely on. When you work with files, certificates, and the registry, you'll notice that paths represent their locations.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
How to Up your Game with PowerShell Try Catch Blocks
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Have you ever run a script or a PowerShell cmdlet and get confronted with a screaming wall of text -
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
Have you ever run a script or a PowerShell cmdlet and get confronted with a screaming wall of text -
in red - like the one shown below?
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
How to use PowerShell to Check if a File Exists (Examples)
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Do you use PowerShell to create, read, update, and delete files? If so, you've probably experienced
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
Do you use PowerShell to create, read, update, and delete files? If so, you've probably experienced
errors when the target files don't exist or already exist. Lucky for you, there are ways in PowerShell to check if a file exists before doing anything to it.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
powershell import csv foreach
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Have you ever had to do the same task multiple times? Like, creating multiple Active Directory users
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
Have you ever had to do the same task multiple times? Like, creating multiple Active Directory users
one user at a time using the GUI? Or how about logging in to a server to delete old logs from some selected folders? If your answer is yes, then know you're not alone. Most admins have gone through the same laborious process.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
PowerShell ValidateScript: Building Better Functions
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When creating PowerShell functions, validating input to parameters is important. Parameter
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
When creating PowerShell functions, validating input to parameters is important. Parameter
validation allows you to limit what is passed to functions. In this article, you're going to learn how to catch problems before they become one with the PowerShell ValidateScript validation attribute.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
The PowerShell Block Comment and Commenting Best Practices
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Learn how and when to create block comments in PowerShell and many best practices for writing
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
Learn how and when to create block comments in PowerShell and many best practices for writing
descriptive comments!
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
The PowerShell foreach Loop: Examples, Demos and Learning
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When you first begin writing PowerShell scripts, you'll inevitably come to a place where you need to
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
When you first begin writing PowerShell scripts, you'll inevitably come to a place where you need to
process multiple items from a collection. It is then you will need to dig into PowerShell foreach loops and learn what they're all about.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
The PowerShell Switch Statement: Much More than If/Then
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The concept of conditional logic in programming is not anything new. Conditional logic is a fancy
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
The concept of conditional logic in programming is not anything new. Conditional logic is a fancy
term for first checking for a condition (if something happened) and then doing something as a result of that condition.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
![Using PowerShell to Delete Files [All the Ways]](https://i0.wp.com/psweekly.dowst.dev/wp-content/uploads/psweekly/202014/using-powershell-to-delete-files-all-the-ways.thumb.png?w=900&ssl=1 "Using PowerShell to Delete Files [All the Ways]")
Using PowerShell to Delete Files [All the Ways]
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Maintaining free disk space is crucial when managing servers and systems. As admins, you wouldn't
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
Maintaining free disk space is crucial when managing servers and systems. As admins, you wouldn't
want to get caught unaware of a 'disk full' situation. We all know where that situation leads - dismounted database, stopped services, inaccessible website, and the list goes on.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 15 2022
Books, Media, and Learning Resources
Creating Your First Azure PowerShell Function App
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You may have already heard the term serverless-computing. Many cloud service providers offer this
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
You may have already heard the term serverless-computing. Many cloud service providers offer this
service, including Microsoft. With Microsoft's Azure Functions, you can create function apps that support many languages, including Azure PowerShell.
By: June Castillote submitted:Jun 16 2022
