About Gabriel Taylor

Solutions Architect / Team Lead – Model Technology Solutions Gabriel specializes in SCOM, SCSM, Orchestrator, and PowerShell, along with experience in several Azure technologies and other server roles. Gabriel has spoken at several regional conferences and user group meetings about leveraging Microsoft’s datacenter and automation technologies to solve specific problems. Gabriel’s attention to detail and relentless pursuit of perfection may one day make his brain explode from information overload. Hopefully they will have a cure before then.

OMS Log Analytics: Parsing Custom Fields On The Fly
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OMS Log Analytics: Parsing Custom Fields On The Fly

By Gabriel Taylor|2018-03-08T08:25:24+00:00November 27th, 2017|OMS|

Summary The new Log Analytics query language contains a host of new keywords, statements, functions, and operators, making it easier than ever to do more with your data. Today's focus [...]

OMS Log Analytics: The New Experience
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OMS Log Analytics: The New Experience

By Gabriel Taylor|2018-01-29T09:49:23+00:00September 27th, 2017|OMS|

There's never been a better time to implement Operations Management Suite Log Analytics than now. The platform has recently experienced its largest and most fundamental update since its inception, providing [...]

PowerShell Training: Switch Parameter Validation

By Gabriel Taylor|2019-01-25T08:33:28+00:00December 7th, 2016|PowerShell|

Summary There are many ways to validate the presence of a parameter within a PowerShell script or function, but some are definitely better. This post provides a PowerShell function [...]

PowerShell Training: Sorting Version Numbers

By Gabriel Taylor|2019-01-25T08:33:29+00:00October 26th, 2016|PowerShell|

Summary Sorting version numbers as strings can fail to order them correctly, but the type accelerator can be used to sort them correctly. Introduction Here at Model Technology Solutions, [...]

SCSM: Event 33610 and Extreme Slowness

By Gabriel Taylor|2016-10-26T09:25:24+00:00September 7th, 2016|SCSM|

Summary Extreme slowness in the SCSM console combined with a flood of 33610 events can sometimes be caused by communication issues between the SCSM management servers and the SQL servers; [...]

SCOM: Simplifying SharePoint Monitoring Configuration

By Gabriel Taylor|2016-10-26T09:28:12+00:00July 26th, 2016|SCOM|

Summary SharePoint monitoring in SCOM has a unique configuration that is often overlooked or implemented incorrectly. This post contains a pair of SCOM management packs intended to simplify the configuration [...]

SCSM: UR7 Bug & Fix: Activity Implementers Unable to Complete Manual Activities

By Gabriel Taylor|2016-06-09T13:41:27+00:00June 9th, 2016|SCSM|

Summary SCSM 2012 R2 Update Rollup 7 introduced a bug with the permissions of Activity Implementers. This post contains a script used to create a workaround until the bug is [...]

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Exploring OMS: Log Analytics Solutions

By Gabriel Taylor|2016-04-12T11:05:05+00:00April 11th, 2016|OMS|

Summary As part of a series exploring the features and usage of OMS, this post discusses the nature and usage of OMS Solutions. Introduction Welcome to the "Exploring [...]

Have SCOM? Test OMS with Ease!

By Gabriel Taylor|2016-04-12T11:05:12+00:00February 17th, 2016|OMS, SCOM|

Summary This post shows how to leverage your existing SCOM investment to rapidly onboard and test OMS, Microsoft's Operations Management Suite. Introduction If you work as a [...]

PowerShell Training: The “Do…Until” Loop

By Gabriel Taylor|2016-06-09T08:00:45+00:00December 30th, 2015|PowerShell, Uncategorized|

Summary This post describes how to use the "Do...Until" loop in PowerShell scripts. Introduction Happy Holidays, everyone. One truth I've encountered in the IT field is that [...]