PowerShell and Azure: AzureRM vs. Az

Earlier this year Microsoft announced the new Azure PowerShell Az Module. I recently encountered the following reminder when doing research: The part that caught my attention is: You can still use the AzureRM module, which will continue to receive bug fixes until at least December 2020. from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-powershell#prerequisites Consider this a 13-month heads-up… :{>

Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure and PowerShell

If you’re new to PowerShell or just don’t know PowerShell, tinkering with Azure Data Factory Version 2 Integration Runtime (ADFv2 IR) can be intimidating. In Andy’s Excellent SSIS-in-the-Cloud Adventure, Part 1 – Build an ADFv2 IR Instance, I walk you through the PowerShell part, sharing my (meager) knowledge of this awesome utility, assuming little (assuming nothing, …
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One Way to Connect PSDrive to a SQL Server Instance

“Everyone Stand Back! I’m Learning PowerShell!” I keep telling folks, “Learn new stuff” and “then blog about it!” I figured it’s time I take my own advice. I’m reading Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches by Don Jones (@concentrateddon). I’m actually reading the first edition. I bought the book a while back and I’m …
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