To avoid errors, it's important to write PowerShell scripts that prevent code from running on an unintended platform. Luckily, this is easier to do than it sounds. Up until a few years ago, PowerShell ...

A simple four-line script unexpectedly returned a host of errors for Brien. The issue turned out to be deceptively simple. While writing my previous column, I ran into a really odd problem: I suddenly ...

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...

In today’s cloud-centric world, we’re seeing an explosion in the number of servers under IT management. Virtual machines made servers cheap, and containers will push prices down further. As a result, ...