Using Obsolete Parameters in PowerShell
How to deprecate a parameter in your PowerShell functions without breaking existing scripts.
By Sam Erde
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Creating an IT Systems Management User Group for Charlotte
I am looking for colleagues who share this vision for a new tech community in CLT that focuses on cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, on-premises and cloud infrastructure, PowerShell, and personal growth!
By Sam Erde
As IT professionals, we thrive on learning new things, tackling challenges, and growing our skills. While this is work inherently satisfying, we can only find real meaning in our work when we understand why we do it, when we are able to contribute value to the community, and when we... [Read More] -
Revisiting Join-Path in PowerShell
Tips for using Join-Path in backwards-compatible and cross-platform PowerShell scripts.
By Sam Erde
Many people have already written about the benefits of using PowerShell’s Join-Path cmdlet. Instead of repeating the details, let’s review some of the less common tricks, and then look at the differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and newer versions of PowerShell. [Read More] -
How to Get Active Directory Trust Details in PowerShell
In which .NET inspires an answer to a question I had for years.
By Sam ErdeThrough most of the past 20 years of working with Active Directory, I have supported and worked in multi-forest environments. This work has involved one forest being split into 3 forests, a cross-forest migration of Exchange Server (I was spared the first one), and multiple forest consolidation projects. At various... [Read More] -
The Benefits of Removing the Az and Microsoft.Graph PowerShell Modules
Save time and simplify your workspace by removing all unused PowerShell modules.
By Sam Erde
The Microsoft Graph SDK v2.23.0 was released today, and with it, the updated Microsoft Graph PowerShell module. You can use Update-Module or Update-PSResource to update this module, or you can try out my new PSPReworkout module’s Update-AllTheThings function. [Read More]