There exist different options to script control, modify and automate your Azure environment. The most popular one is probably Azure PowerShell module. However there is another good option to consider using when managing your Azure environment: Azure CLI Azure CLI is open source and built on Python which offers good cross-platform capabilities.The cool thing about Azure CLI is that you can use it with pretty much all known platforms like macOS, Windows and Linux.…

I am a fan of Let’s Encrypt. I think this initiative vastly improved the Internet experience of everyone and brought big progress in terms of securing the entire web. Below graphics are taken from Let’s Encrypt stats page. The process of installing and using Let’s Encrypt on your machines is pretty straightforward and there are plenty of guides out there which explain this in detail for various distributions.…

This is the fifth part of a blog post series called “Installing Service Manager 2016” and will cover how to install a secondary Service Manger 2016 management server and necessary prerequisites by using a PowerShell script. Installing Service Manager 2016 Part 1: What’s new Installing Service Manager 2016 Part 2: Primary Management Server Installing Service Manager 2016 Part 3: Self Service Web Portal Installing Service Manager 2016 Part 4: Data Warehouse Management Server Installing Service Manager 2016 Part 5: Scripting the installation (this post) When it comes to Service Manager installations, it sometimes feels like one has to solve a big puzzle until finally having a working installation.…