Tag: Automation

Azure VM auto-shutdown scheduler

As of now you can automatically shutdown your VMs without having to use Azure Automation. Check it out!

Automatically shutdown VMs in Azure is a mandatory task to save time and money, for example in testing environments. Until now, you had to use Azure Automation to have your testing environment shutdown and deallocate. As of now there is a new feature called auto-shutdown scheduler that makes your lives way easier. Continue reading “Azure VM auto-shutdown scheduler”

PowerShell, Azure and macOS? Absolutely!

Azure CLI on macOS is good for some Azure scripting but it lacks many features PowerShell can offer. Learn how to teach your Mac to talk PowerShell to your Azure environment.

Hi folks,

as you might know – I’m a PowerShell enthusiast. And I’m an Azure enthusiast. That’s why I normally use PowerShell for automating tasks around my cloud environment. Well, and I love my Macbook. With Azure CLI on macOS you can do interesting things like provisioning new VMs or get a status overview on them. But Azure CLI is not PowerShell and so it lacks some features I really appreciate.

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Azure CLI after executing the azure vm list command

Today I’m gonna show you the best of two worlds – how to manage your Azure environments using a Mac with Azure PowerShell cmdlets on macOS. How it works? Learn it here!

Continue reading “PowerShell, Azure and macOS? Absolutely!”

How to use stored secrets from Azure Key Vault while deploying ARM VMs

Server deployments can be very challenging when it comes to delegating deployments to admins that must not know local admin credentials. Learn how to automate deployments without giving your passwords away using Azure Key Vault.

Who does not know this scenario? You want a trainee to deploy a Windows Server but you do not want to give him or her access to your secret administrator passwords at all. Or you want to delegate deployments to a service provider but you need your passwords to stay save? Azure Key Vault could be what makes your life way easier.

Continue reading “How to use stored secrets from Azure Key Vault while deploying ARM VMs”

Azure Storage Accounts: How to plan your architecture to speed up blob transfers

Storage Accounts, Availability Sets and Storage Stamps are terms you will often be confronted with when you deal with Azure Storage. But what do these terms mean and how can you use your knowledge of them to speed up your cloud storage and enhance the availability of your systems? Continue reading “Azure Storage Accounts: How to plan your architecture to speed up blob transfers”