Admins Toolbox – PowerShell oneliners

Admins Toolbox – PowerShell oneliners

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesMicrosoft’s PowerShell can be an awesome tool to manage the Windows operating system, as well as the Azure cloud. What is PowerShell used for? Put simply, Microsoft created PowerShell to make things like task automation and...
OMS Log Analytics: Parsing Custom Fields On The Fly

OMS Log Analytics: Parsing Custom Fields On The Fly

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutesSummary 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 is on the new “parse” keyword...
SCCM and MDT OSD with BitLocker OH MY!

SCCM and MDT OSD with BitLocker OH MY!

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While working with a client on an in-place upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 utilizing an SCCM task sequence integrated with MDT, I ran into some unexpected issues. First let’s look at the Disable...
Friends at Last? (SCCM Current Branch and TLS 1.2)

Friends at Last? (SCCM Current Branch and TLS 1.2)

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scenario While on a recent project, one of my colleagues and I came across an issue when trying to install a new SCCM Current Branch site using Server 2012 R2 and SQL 2016.   The setup wizard would start just fine, and all...