Don’t become the (insert technology here) guy
Throughout my career I have enjoyed learning many different technologies such as Active Directory, Exchange, PowerShell and Linux. I would...
Beginners guide to the PowerShell community leaders
So you are new to PowerShell. You are enjoying the experience of getting to know the language but you still...
Tracing Malicious Activity On Windows With Sysmon
For Windows IT professionals, perhaps the most popular set of troubleshooting tools is Sysinternals, the creation of none other than...
Startup and shutdown a VMware cluster with PowerCLI and PowerShell
It is possible to use a GUI to start up and shut down VMware vSphere clusters, but as we all...
Managing VMware ESXi services with PowerCLI
ESXi hosts are Linux-based servers. Thus, it certainly helps if sysadmins understand Linux in order to manage and troubleshoot the...
Save yourself hours of time with this PowerShell PSReadline tweak
As someone who is absolutely obsessed with automation, I am always looking for little hacks or tweaks to make myself...
Automating Chocolatey package internalizing with PowerShell
Many organizations are turning to Chocolatey to manage their Windows packages, and for good reason. Chocolatey allows sysadmins to manage...
A recruiters guide to dealing with introvert IT candidates
Having been in the IT field for 10 years and worked at three organizations, I have dealt with many different...
WSUS Server is piece of hot garbage
I honestly cannot tell you how much time I have spent fixing a broken WSUS server, but it is way...
Chocolatey Is Quite Yummy
When it comes to package management, Windows has historically been far behind Linux. With Chocolatey, Windows users can now get...