This is the third and likely last post in this series. In Part 1 I introduced the capability to have Virtual PowerShell Environments using Docker and the full Windows 10 / Server 2019 Build 1809 container images. In Part 2 I detailed remotely access the Azure RM Windows 10 / Server 2019 host that contains the Docker Container with our full Windows 1809 environment (and therefore PowerShell Desktop).… keep reading
Nested Virtual PowerShell Desktop Environments on Windows 10 & Windows Server 2019 in Azure – Part 2
27 Nov 18 Part 3 is available here that details customizing an image and accessing it via other SSH clients with elevated access.
In Part-1 of this series posted yesterday I showed that with Windows 10/Windows Server 2019 we can now have isolated virtual environments for PowerShell Desktop in Azure through containerization.… keep reading
Nested Virtual PowerShell Desktop Environments on Windows 10 & Windows Server 2019 in Azure – Part 1
22 Nov 18 Part 2 is available here that details accessing the Docker Image via Azure Cloud Shell / SSH
27 Nov 18 Part 3 is available here that details customizing an image and accessing it via other SSH clients with elevated access.… keep reading
An Azure PowerShell Trigger Function for MAC Address Vendor / Manufacturer Lookup
Recently I started working on another side IoT Project. As part of that I needed to identify the Vendor / Manufacturer of networking equipment. As you are probably aware each network device has a unique MAC Address. A MAC Address looks like this 60:5b:b4:f9:63:05. … keep reading
Lifecycle Management of Identities in SailPoint IdentityNow via API and PowerShell
Update: Oct 2019. Lifecycle Management of Identities can be easily performed using the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module.
Introduction
If you’ve been following along I’ve been posting about leveraging the SailPoint IdentityNow API for;
- Reporting on SailPoint IdentityNow Identities using the ‘Search’ (Beta) API and PowerShell
- Authoring Identities in SailPoint IdentityNow via the API and PowerShell
Now that I’ve covered Searching and Authoring all that is left is lifecycle management.… keep reading
Authoring Identities in SailPoint IdentityNow via the API and PowerShell
Update: Oct 2019. Authoring Identities in SailPoint IdentityNow Sources can be easily performed using the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module.
Introduction
A key aspect of any Identity Management project is having an Authoritative Source for Identity. Typically this is a Human Resources system.… keep reading
Reporting on SailPoint IdentityNow Identities using the ‘Search’ (Beta) API and PowerShell
Update: Oct 2019. Searching Identities can be easily performed using the SailPoint IdentityNow PowerShell Module.
Introduction
SailPoint recently made available in BETA their new Search functionality. There’s some great documentation around using the Search functions through the IdentityNow Portal on Compass^.… keep reading
Using Azure Cognitive Services to Empower the IT Service Desk
Tonight (29 August 2018) I presented the following presentation on using Azure Cognitive Services to Empower the IT Service/build Business Applications to the Sydney Azure User Group.
I walked through how to leverage the following Azure Cognitive API Services;
- Speech to Text
- Text to Speech
- Language Understanding Intelligent Service (LUIS)
- Text Language Translation
For each I show a working example and demo.… keep reading
Using Azure Cognitive Services Language Text Translation with PowerShell
Introduction
Over the last few months whilst developing my Voice Assistant for Microsoft Identity Manager I’ve been leveraging a number of the Azure Cognitive Services. Each one has its own nuance as they all appear to be in differing iterations of maturity.… keep reading
Automating Azure AD B2B Guest Invitations using Microsoft Identity Manager
Update: Oct 30 '18 Also see this post that adds support for Microsoft's updates to the Microsoft Graph to include additional information about Azure AD B2B Guest users.
Introduction
Earlier this year Microsoft released the Microsoft Identity Manager Azure AD B2B Management Agent.… keep reading