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2018 8
- Moving blog to Github pages
- Automatically generating PowerShell cmdlets to manage or access a RESTful Web Service?
- Connect to Azure SQL Database by obtaining a token from Azure Active Directory (AAD)
- Parsing your ARM Template Output in VSTS Pipelines
- Access my Docker for Windows Kubernetes Cluster from Debian WSL
- Lessons learned deploying Azure MarketPlace Virtual Machine
- Installing Azure CLI on Debian GNU/Linux for WSL
- Running ACS-Engine in Docker container
2017 17
- Navigate your Visual Studio Team Services projects like a file system
- Running Universal Dashboard in a Docker Instance
- Triggering Azure Automation Runbooks using the Azure ARM REST API
- Testing Azure Resource Manager template functions
- Using Azure Custom Script Extension to execute scripts on Azure VMs
- Azure Logic Apps - Schedule your Runbooks more often than every hour
- Azure Scheduler - Schedule your Runbooks more often than every hour
- Using Microsoft Flow with Web Services to send messages to Microsoft Teams
- Using Pester for release validation in VSTS
- PSConf EU Summary Day 1
- Sending messages to Microsoft Teams from Visual Studio Code
- Azure Automation new Microsoft Flow Service
- Azure Automation Runbook Webhook lesson learned
- Using PowerShell Modules in Azure Functions
- Run Azure Runbooks with a Bot in Microsoft Teams or Skype
- PowerShell Azure Functions lessons learned
- Installing Linux packages on an Azure VM using PowerShell DSC
2016 19
- Using the Azure ARM REST API – End to end Example Part 2
- Use Microsoft Flow to send a message to Microsoft Teams
- Using the Azure ARM REST API – End to end Example Part 1
- Use Webhook Connector to send data from PowerShell to Microsoft Teams
- Using the Azure ARM REST API – Get Subscription Information
- Using the Azure ARM REST API – Get Access Token
- Using the HTTP OMS Data Collector API for real-world scenario’s–Part 3
- Using the HTTP OMS Data Collector API for real-world scenario’s–Part 2
- Using the HTTP OMS Data Collector API for real-world scenario’s–Part 1
- Using Xterm as terminal for PowerShell on Linux
- Using Wunderlist Module in Azure Automation–Part 2
- Using Wunderlist Module in Azure Automation–Part 1
- Setting up Source Control for Azure Automation
- Using ARM Policies to implement Runbook Best Practices
- Developing Azure Automation Runbooks–using correct modules
- Using Verbose messages in Azure Automation Runbooks
- Ignore OMS Assessment Recommendations
- Call Word vba Macro from PowerShell
- Re-blog: Collecting Microsoft Band Data in OMS Using PowerShell in OpsMgr
2015 8
- Sealing referenced Management Packs for MP Authoring
- Downloading MP Wiki info
- Integrate solutions with Azure Automation - Part 1 (Wunderlist)
- Update: Installing Windows Live Writer on Windows 10
- Free ebook: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Field Experience
- Release of PowerShell WinMerge ISE add-on Module
- OpsMgr installation in Azure VM
- Update for Windows Server Operating System MP
2014 24
- Using Operational Insights to find missing Update Rollups for OpsMgr
- Enable ISAPI and CGI Restrictions for Web Console installation using PowerShell DSC
- Grouping and Sorting in Azure Operational Insights Search
- Real-Time monitoring of OM Techical Preview installation for errors
- Creating a PowerShell Script Gallery Upload ISE Add-On – Part 2
- New Operations Manager Dashboard section Script Center
- Creating a PowerShell Script Gallery Upload Add-On – Part 1
- Update: Using PowerShell OData Provider Module for OneGet and PowerShellGet
- What is my in PowerShell Profile?
- OpsMgr Program Managers on Twitter
- PowerShell Grid Widget Helper
- TechEd North America 2014 OpsMgr Content
- Interesting announcements during TechEd North America 2014
- New PowerShell Grid Widget Walkthrough
- Viewing NuGet Packages with the NuGet Explorer
- Are you attending TechEd 2014? Interested in meeting with the OpsMgr Product team?
- Top Support Solutions for System Center 2012 Operations Manager
- New release from Silect: MP Author SP1
- Dutch Windows Management User Group event on 12 February 2014
- New Windows PowerShell Best Practices book by Ed Wilson
- Free System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Management Pack training from MVA
- New tool for MP Authoring
- Windows Azure Pack–Where to start?
- First look at Dell’s Mobile IT solution with Operations Manager Mobile Pack
2013 24
- Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
- What is SMA and why is it important in the world of PowerShell?
- System Center 2012 R2 Visio Stencils
- PowerShell Sort-Object gotcha’s
- New great blog about System Center
- System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
- Monitoring with Microsoft Monitoring Agent
- PowerShell Sub-Expressions
- OpsMgr 2012 R2 new PowerShell Cmdlets
- Window Key combinations in Remote Desktop Sessions
- PowerShell v4 Desired State Configuration Cheat Sheet
- Update: List of latest cumulative update releases for Operations Manager
- Evaluating System Center 2012 R2 Preview Operations Manager
- Failing OM2012 Gateway Server installation
- Finding Referenced Management Packs
- New OM2012 PowerShell Function (Remove-SCOMRule)
- Updated version: Download MMS 2013 Videos from Channel 9
- Retrieving MMS 2013 Content Sessions using PowerShell
- Retrieving Management Pack Reference Aliases using PowerShell
- Retrieving the network devices being monitored by OM2012 using PowerShell
- Finding Management Packs from Microsoft Download website using PowerShell
- Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
- Windows Phone Push Notifications for your OpsMgr Alerts - Part 2
- Windows Phone Push Notifications for your OpsMgr Alerts - Part 1
2012 24
- Protect Your PowerShell Scripts with Version Control
- Installing a new OpsMgr 2012 (SP1) environment the fast way
- The First-Ever Dutch PowerShell User Group
- Update: Put OM2012 Computer Group Members in Maintenance Mode with PowerShell
- Get-SCOMAlert Cmdlet, the Criteria Parameter and the Non-Equal Operator
- OpsMgr 2012: Update Rollup 3 ships, and my experience installing it
- System Center Operations Manager 2012 Toolbox
- First Dutch PowerShell User Group Meeting
- OM2012 QuickTip: Overview of installed Patches for Agents
- OpsMgr 2012: What should the SPN’s look like (visual representation)?
- QuickTrick: Adding AdtAdmin tool path to environment path variable
- Creating a System Center 2012 Operations Manager Alert RSS feed
- Clarification on SQL Server Collation Requirements for System Center 2012
- Let’s Build a Cloud… With PowerShell! – Part 1: Deployment and Configuration
- New KBArticle: Understanding Operations Manager Maintenance Mode
- CU6 for System Center Operations Manager R2 Released
- PowerShell Magazine blogpost: Formatting changes for OM2012 in UR1
- Check if new Management Packs have been received using PowerShell
- Monitoring non-domain members with OM 2012
- Released - Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager
- Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell (pre-release)
- OM12 - Creating a Dashboard View with Widgets and store in specific Management Pack
- OM12 - Viewing contents Management Pack Bundle files with MPViewer 1.9
- OpsMgr 2012 – how to dump management pack bundles (small “improvement”)
2011 18
- Everything you want to know about the OM12 Cmdlets
- Inside Central Podcasts–Episode 12–OpsMgr 2012 Command Shell
- Reformatting get-scomrmsemulator cmdlet output
- Do OM12 Management Servers have different registry keys?
- New System Center 2012 Virtual Labs available
- How to find out what’s new in OM12 for PowerShell
- Lessons learned - The OpsMgr 2007 R2 Universal Connector
- OM12 Command Shell vs OpsMgr2007 Command Shell
- Extract Exchange 2010 Management Pack files from MSI file
- Who put the RMS in Maintenance Mode? (2nd update)
- Finding Multihomed OpsMgr agents with PowerShell
- AddToDistList Tool - Adding a computer to the Distribution list on a RunAs Account
- What is the impact of the OpsMgr Web Console on the RMS?
- Pulling OpsMgr Company Knowledge from Management Pack and send it to email
- Download VHD Test Drive – System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 with PowerShell and Bits
- Sneak preview of sealed MPs using PowerShell
- Checking Server Roles with PowerShell
- Last two blogposts
2010 44
- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
- Documenting your OperationsManager Databases? Use PowerShell!
- The OperationsManagerDW Schema
- Video: Vlad Joanovic about OpsMgr vNext on Teched Berlin
- What Monitors, Rules and Discoveries are running on an OpsMgr Agent?
- Microsoft Codename Atlanta
- Video: Introducing the Next Generation of System Center Operations Manager
- Using PowerShell Remoting to connect to OpsMgr Root Management Server and use the OpsMgr Cmdlets
- Checking dll version of updated files after installation of hotfixes
- Why do OpsMgr Groups have different Icons in the Authoring Pane of the OpsMgr Console?
- Simplifying Management Pack Deployment For System Center Operations Manager
- Getting the OpsMgr ManagementGroup name with PowerShell (fast)
- Not being able to blog lately
- Remote Desktop Connection Manager from Microsoft
- Reblog: 1E System Center Watcher Tool for OpsMgr Now Available
- Rendering SQL Reporting Reports with PowerShell
- SQL query for AD Integration
- Using PowerWF for creating an OpsMgr MP
- Download Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 Eval
- Bing Visual Search for PowerShell Cmdlets
- MMS2010 Keynote Live Streaming impression
- Windows PowerShell Quick Reference
- Live streaming MMS2010 keynote in Microsoft Hoofdkantoor Schiphol
- Screencast: Deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as a virtualized guest on Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
- Reblog: Operator Basics: getting started with Operations Manager
- Using PSExec to troubleshoot OpsMgr issues
- Reblog: Management Pack Authoring Survey
- MP Authoring: Extending a class attribute from a file
- Anybody wants to test my OpsMgr MP Authoring PowerGUI PowerPack?
- MP Authoring Helper
- SCOM Wiki Page on TechNet
- Basic Troubleshooting Discovery Script (follow up on Kevin’s Post)
- Reblog: QuickTricks – Select/unselect all in Reports
- Connect and collaborate with other partners and Microsoft
- Becoming our next OpsMgr Premier Field Engineer?
- Download OpsMgr Guides in one-click
- New Blog from Solutions Accelerators Team
- Reblog: Asset Management MP for Service Manager 2010
- Reblog: Hear of new/updated Management Pack releases via new Twitter hashtag (#mpreleases)
- Announcement: TechNet Webcast: Monitoring, Backing Up, and Restoring Exchange Server 2010 with System Center (Level 300)
- Reblog: Find Database Sizes With Operations Manager
- OpsMgr SQL Full or Differential Backup Check
- Old MP Catalog view Update
- Demo videos of Opalis
2009 83
- OpsMgr Custom Reporting Tips & Tricks
- Which permissions are needed for OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Cumulative Hotfix?
- System Center Operations Manager Technet Virtual Labs
- PowerShell: State Changes for a specified Monitor
- Have these servers an OpsMgr agent installed?
- Updated version for Schedule Maintenance Mode Management Pack Guide on OpsManJam
- New Screencast Series: Service Level Dashboard 2.0
- Microsoft and Novell Announce Broad Collaboration on Windows and Linux Interoperability and Support
- TechNet Webcast: Optimizing Operations Manager for Monitoring, Auditing, and Dashboards (Level 300)
- Interoperability: Monitor your Unix and Linux Servers with OpsMgr 2007 R2
- New version of Savision Live Maps for Operations Manager R2
- Public Beta OpenUMR - Cross Monitoring Integrator available
- OpsMgr Crossplatform Logging on the Unix Agent
- OpsMgr can monitor everything: The Coretech Coffee Monitor Management Pack – 0.0.0.1
- Online documentation on Authoring in Operations Manager 2007 R2
- System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Authoring Resource Kit
- Finding MP for Monitor with PowerShell
- Microsoft Hyper-V Integration Components source code has made it to the Linux kernel tree
- Securing OpsMgr Reports in OpsMgr 2007 SP1
- Updated IPD guide for System Center Operations Manager
- Adding Report Details to your Custom OpsMgr Report
- Direct access to the MP Guides and MP Catalog from the Ops Console
- Reblog: READY: Should you care about Windows PowerShell?
- Everything you wanted to know about OpsMgr Data Warehouse Grooming but were afraid to ask
- Save the Date MMS 2010 April 19-23
- New bi-weekly news letter focused on MP Best Practices on OpsManJam
- The Partner Pack Newsletter: Subject related to MP Best Practices
- NEW nworks MP 5.0
- When does my OpsMgr 2007 R2 Eval versions ends?
- The failure code on the certificate was 0x800B010A (A certificate chain could not be built to a trusted root authority.)
- Microsoft Technet: Tip: Uncover Memory-Related Bottlenecks
- Reblog: Submit questions for the Operator's Manual
- Reblog: Integrating VMM and OpsMgr Maintenance Mode
- Tip on Custom OpsMgr Report Parameters
- Reblog: Tool: OpsMgr 2007 - RuntimeHealthExplorer
- New website about Interoperability @ Microsoft
- MP Template Guide on OpsManJam
- When will there be WSDL for the MP Catalog Webservice?
- visViewer: Free Shareware Visio Viewer
- Reblog: FREE .NET / C# Tutorial from pluralsight
- MMS 2009 first day Keynote announcements
- Reblog: Announcing a New Program for System Center Influencers
- First MMS 2009 announcements
- Become an MMS 2009 “Virtual Attendee”
- My Operations Manager 2007 SQL Queries
- Reblog: Visio Add-in for Operations Manager 2007 R2 Beta released
- New downloads for OpsMgr 2007 R2 on Connect
- Following MMS 2009 on Twitter
- Remote Operations Manager 2007 to Be Retired
- Reblog: Release: Veeam nworks 4.5
- System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Internet Information Services 7.0 Monitoring support
- TechNet Webcast: Operations Manager 2007 R2 Deployment and Upgrade Best Practices (Level 300)
- Time To Prepare For MMS 2009
- Reblog: Do you have an interest in Microsoft System Center products and solutions?
- Yet another Maintenance Mode GUI
- OpsMgr 2007 R2 Release Candidate available from Connect
- Reblog: Microsoft Support Model Changing for System Center Products
- Savision Free Live Maps for Everyone
- Reblog: Using Operations Manager Reports to Validate Your Uptime
- Response: What’s the diff? Or – how to see exactly what is new with an updated MP
- Reblog: Relationships in OpsMgr 2007, Part 1
- How to cheat on Twitbrain using PowerShell
- My MMS 2009 Schedule
- Create Visio Network Diagrams in a Snap – Download the Free LANsurveyor Express Plug-in
- Who needs Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training?
- System Center Podcasts?
- Reblog: Searching PoshCode repository from your Desktop in Windows 7
- Reblog: Microsoft teams and products on Twitter
- Creating a SysInternals PSExec Console Task for OpsMgr 2007
- Reblog: Your feedback requested: Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack Quality Survey
- The Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog
- Using Script Debugger for debugging OpsMgr Scripts
- Audio / Video from the January 2009 SCVUG Meeting
- New Twitter Background
- New version of Hyper-V Monitor Gadget for Windows Sidebar
- Reblog: OpsMgr Subscription enabledisable tool
- New OpsMgr Tool: GreenMachine (bulk reset health monitors)
- Passed my MOFv4 (Microsoft Operations Framework) exam
- Using SQL Nexus to troubleshoot OpsMgr SQL Server performance issues
- Update Toolbox: Log Smith for Operations Manager
- A Windows-enabled and Web-connected coffee maker
- Reblog: Hyper-V Monitor Gadget for Windows Sidebar
- Welcome to a new OpsMgr MVP
2008 159
- OpsMgr Video Experiment: Ask About OpsMgr question
- Secure Vantage ACS Resource Kit v1.1
- New Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Documentation
- Blog This in Windows Live Writer
- Debugging OpsMgr Scripts
- Generating an Alert after service being stopped n-times within certain time
- New blog to add to your blogroll
- Old Blog post about Compiling commandline application for Creating and Updating Groups
- Answer: Operations Manager Authoring questions from SQLBatman
- Repost: Programmatically Check for Management Pack updates in OpsMgr 2007 R2
- Service Manager Beta-1 Now Available on Microsoft Connect
- New Xbox Experience
- Breaking news! OpsMgr 2007 R2 Public Beta on Microsoft Connect
- Video about EMC on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
- System Center Forum.org upgraded
- Monitoring Exchange 2007 With System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Part 1) on MSExchange.org
- Windows Server 2008 Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images (for Hyper-V)
- Getting Social. Using Twitter
- It’s official. MMS 2009 site is live!
- Un-trusted domain and DMZ monitoring Guide update
- New OpsMgr Tool: OpsMgr Alert Closer
- What’s in OpsMgr 2007 R2 Beta?
- OpsMgr 2007 RC2 info
- Designing a new Report for OpsMgr 2007
- Another (web app) OpsMgr Maintenance Mode tool
- Jalasoft and Savision team up
- Netuitive SI for Microsoft SCOM?
- PowerShell List all Object Discoveries targeted to Windows Servers
- OpsMgr Remote Maintenance Mode Scheduler
- Deleting OpsMgr Attributes
- Cleanup Tool for Operations Manager 2007
- Technet Magazine Nov. 2008: Monitoring Windows Server 2008 with OpsMgr 2007
- System Center Desktop Wallpaper
- Creating a Business Intelligence framework for data collected by OpsMgr 2007
- Xian Network Manager Io SP2 beta now available
- Creating overrides in Service Level Dashboard for OpsMgr 2007
- Linux Integration Components for Microsoft Hyper-V RTM
- SCOPE = System Center OpsMgr PowerShell Extentions
- Reporting issue: Loading reporting hierarchy failed
- The Health of the Root Management Server is in a Gray “Not Monitored” State
- What’s in an Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack?
- Hyper-V Automatic Start Action
- New personal website
- Dell video on integrating SCVMM and OpsMgr 2007
- PowerShell Dashboard is available
- Webcast: Microsoft's Investments in Virtualization and Cross-Platform Management
- Vyatta Virtual Router on Hyper-V
- Finding scripts in MP with PowerShell
- System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Quick Start Guide
- Dutch System Center Event “Meer dan Beheer 2008”
- Busy weekend
- OpsManJam Tip for SharePoint Dummies
- OpsMgr 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Beta Update
- Autopilot: Automatic Data Center Management
- New OpsMgr 2007 and MOM 2005 MP’s available
- Back from holiday
- Can Xplat monitor Linux Monitoring Device?
- Email Alert Notification based on Alert Descriptions
- OpsMgr Scripting explained
- Thinking about buying a EEE PC
- TechNet Magazine: Windows PowerShell in System Center Operations Manager
- New Management Packs for OpsMgr 2007
- PowerShell CMDLets for WebSphere MQ - administer queues on Windows or Linux
- Overrides in separate management packs
- Goaaaal! MPViewer with export to Excel
- OpsMgr Lineage Explorer
- Updated OpsMgr Toolbox
- Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides - Now in Beta!
- MP Guide Library complete
- OpsMgr 2007 Event 21402
- Savision ready for Microsoft Teched Orlando
- New System Center Branding
- New version of System Center Content Search Gadget
- Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle for MOM 2005
- Sysinternals tools are now available via a Live service
- Management Packs Guides Online
- Passed OpsMgr Configuring Exam (070-400)
- Management Pack for SAP Monitoring
- New Updates for Management Packs
- Evaluation of SCCP 2007 by Ian Blyth
- Update: OpsMgr 2007 Toolbox
- What is Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)?
- PowerShell Scriptomatic
- Viewing OpsMgr Eventlogs on remote computer
- OLE DB Data Source MP Template connection strings
- Removing the Operations Manager 2007 Data Warehouse
- OpsMgr 2007: Parameters Explained
- RSS2Twitter Part 2
- RSS2Twitter PowerShell script
- Identifying source cause of excess resource consumption
- Started MPNotifier on Twitter
- My Windows Live Search Page
- Moved my weblog to Technet Blogs
- Blogroll
- New version of PowerShell Event Creator for Operations Manager 2007
- New PowerShell Event Creator for Operations Manager 2007
- Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Documentation
- Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager
- Operations Manager 2007 Capacity Planning Model released for System Center Capacity Planner 2007
- OpsMgr 2007 Design Tips from the Field
- Silect MP Studio Lite vs MPViewer
- Extending the System Center Content Search Windows Gadget
- Microsoft Cross-Platform Extentions
- Free download of Silects MP Studio Lite
- New OpsMgr Beta Downloads from Microsoft Connect
- Not at MMS what now?
- OpsMgr Authoring Console available for download
- Secure Vantage Security Management Pack Templates
- OpsMgr 2007 DB sizes. Which calculator should I use?
- System Center Content Search Windows Gadget
- Input asked about OpsMgr Cluster MP
- Mother of all OpsMgr lists
- New version Operations Manager 2007 Performance and Scalability Whitepaper
- First impression of Security Top Alerts MP (STAMP) from Secure Vantage
- Keep your VHD files as defragmented as possible
- Introduction to the Microsoft.com Engineering Operations Team
- Why not use Twitter as MP Notifier?
- System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed errata
- Version numbers of management packs
- Open Source PowerShell Implementation
- Participate in a user research study with SCE?
- Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Pro SCOM and SCCM Connectors
- System Center Operations Manager 2007 SQL Log Shipping Guide
- Management Pack for Nokia Firewalls released by Jalasoft
- OpsMgr 2007 toolbox
- OpsMgr SP1 slipstreamed on MSVLS
- Should I get into trouble?
- Tool for removing Management Packs with references to unsealed MPs
- Announcement of new System Cent Virtual User Group
- Using OpsMgr Notification Channels
- Operations Manager 2007 SDK documentation and helpfile
- Updated version of Scheduled Tasks - Management Pack from Inovativ
- More info on Windows Server 2003 Cluster Management Pack
- Finally! Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
- ShellRunAs by SysInternals
- OpsMgr 2007: ModuleExplorer v1 and Run As profile configuration helper v1
- System Center Authoring Console (Release Candidate)
- What agents report to management server?
- Visual Studio Team System Management Model Designer Power Tool
- MOM 2005: Computer Groups and Computer Rules what's the deal?
- OpsMgr SP1 now RTM
- Using Authorization Manager (AzMan.msc) for viewing OpsMgr User Roles
- System Center Service Manager delayed until the first of half of 2010
- Free Scheduled Tasks Management Pack
- Savision joins System Center Alliance
- Windows Security Auditing Reference List
- White Paper on the integration of EMC Smarts and System Center Operations Manager 2007.
- Language issue in Create Performance Rule Wizard?
- New MPViewer version by Boris
- Meeting the OpsMgr heroes
- OpsMgr email notifications with high importance
- Operations Manager 2007 SP1 tracing
- Xian Io Video
- Using OpsMgr 2007 RC1 SP1? Update your MP's
- Conversion issue Symantec Backup Exec 11d MOM MP to OpsMgr 2007 MP
- TechNet Magazine - January 2008
- Documenting your OperationsManager Database? Use SqlSpec!
- Rule and Monitor Targeting Best Practices Poster
- OpsMgr 2007 RTM and SP1 RC command line parameters (Complete List)