While working on a PowerShell script to add users in Azure AD recently, I walked into a situation you will sometimes have as a PowerShell scripter. You need to call some command, but given the input the parameters to supply differs. You could write a couple of “if this-input then
Storing credentials safely with PowerShell
When you do a lot of automation at one point you will run into the situation that you need credentials for accessing some application or API. Obviously you don’t want to store those credentials somewhere in plain text. With PowerShell, one way to store sensitive data in a secure way
Get all available PowerShell parameters by script
Today I learned a nice little trick one of our MSP partners uses in their PowerShell scripts. Provisior lets you define PowerShell parameters on a global level, so you can reuse them in different PowerShell templates you define. To do this, you link the parameters to the template and define
Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day!
What better moment than introducing the Provisior Tech Blog on System Administrator Appreciation Day! This day, also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, or Sysmas, is an annual event to show appreciation for the work of sysadmins and other IT workers. It is celebrated on the last Friday in July. Provisior,