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How to Add the OMS Client to a VM Scale Set
I was asked by a customer to add the OMS client to an Azure VM ScaleSet (VMSS). This is not...
Date: 04/09/2018
Stand Alone Service Fabric Error=EndpointProviderPortRangeExhausted
I ran into an issue with a customer wherein they had set up an on-premise, or stand-alone, Service...
Date: 12/14/2017
Where Did Application Insights Put my Performance Counter Data?
I ran into an issue finding performance counter values I had pushed to Application Insights and...
Date: 11/30/2017
Controlling the Number of Outgoing Connections From HttpClient (.Net Core or Full Framework)
Although there are references to this all over the web for full framework, I had trouble finding it...
Date: 10/23/2017
Add Azure Antimalware Extension to a VM Scale Set
If you're running a Windows Server 2016 base image, ignore this post because we've built Windows...
Date: 03/08/2017
How to Trap Uncaught Exceptions and Avoid 5xx Errors in ASP.Net WebAPI
I was recently writing a WebAPI 2.x project for a customer that involved file IO, decompression, and...
Date: 03/04/2017
How to Remove the Server Header from WebListener
Sometimes enterprises or those hosting web sites wish to remove the Server HTTP response header so...
Date: 12/03/2016
How Do I Set Up A .Net Core WebListener With SSL?
I've been doing a lot of research on Service Fabric and Windows Docker Containers lately. These are...
Date: 11/04/2016
How Do I Open Ports with PowerShell?
If you have a history with Windows, you're probably used to using netsh to open ports on the Windows...
Date: 11/04/2016
How to Use PowerShell DSC to Prepare a Data Drive on an Azure VM
Introduction I was asked how to automate formatting a data drive on an Azure VM. The drive had been...
Date: 04/23/2016
How to Convert a VMWare VMDK to Hyper-V VHD
A customer, who is a VMWare shop, gave me a VMDK file of one of their VMs for development purposes....
Date: 06/11/2015
C# Code to Zip Files and Upload to Azure Storage
If you need code to zip some files into an archive and upload it to Azure blob storage, here is a...
Date: 05/27/2015
Script to Perform Azure SQL Premium Failover
** I believe this post is now out of date due to some recent work by the product team, though I have...
Date: 03/26/2015
Automating SQL Service Account/Password Changes
I received a customer request to put together some PowerShell scripts to automate the SQL service...
Date: 02/20/2014
I Never Have to Worry About Upgrading the OS on My Azure PaaS Roles, or do I?
You may think that if you're running a platform as a service application on Azure (PaaS), you never...
Date: 01/17/2014
How to Script Disabling CRL Checking With Netsh and Powershell
I ran into a situation where I needed to automate disabling the certificate revocation list (CRL)...
Date: 06/24/2013
IIS SSL: How To Powershell Script Client Cert Required
I recently was asked how to script the IIS SSL setting to require client certificates (see figure...
Date: 06/22/2013
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2008 and newer RSWindowsKerberos AuthenticationType and IE Blank Screen
I was working on an issue with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2008R2 attempting to get a...
Date: 06/13/2013
Help! I Lost a Disk From My Storage Spaces Mirror, How Do I Recover?
I love Server 2012 Storage Spaces because it provides me the opportunity to consolidate a bunch of...
Date: 06/05/2013
Error: Proxy Authentication Required When Installing Azure PowerShell Cmdlets
Problem Background Recently I ran into an installation error with a customer attempting to install...
Date: 04/20/2012
Setup Scenarios for SharePoint Foundation 2010: Server Farm
For overall context and prerequisites, please see the introduction to this series This is the most...
Date: 04/20/2012
Setup Scenarios for SharePoint Foundation 2010: Standalone Server With Custom Index File Location
For overall context, please see the introduction to this series This is scenario only differs from...
Date: 04/20/2012
Setup Scenarios for SharePoint Foundation 2010: Standalone Server
For overall context and prerequisites, please see the introduction to this series This is the...
Date: 04/20/2012
Setup Scenarios for SharePoint Foundation 2010: Introduction (3 Scenarios)
I’m posting this for myself as much as for anyone else. I can’t count the times I needed...
Date: 04/17/2012
Load Balanced Test Bed Part 5-Configuring the Cluster
Configuring the Cluster Part 5 of 5: For overall context, please see the introduction to this series...
Date: 12/21/2011
Load Balanced Test Bed Part 4-Configuring the Nodes
Configuring the Nodes Part 4 of 5: For overall context, please see the introduction to this series...
Date: 12/21/2011
Load Balanced Test Bed Part 3-Creating the Nodes
Creating the Nodes Part 3 of 5: For overall context, please see the introduction to this series In...
Date: 12/21/2011
Load Balanced Test Bed Part 2-Networking Setup
Networking Setup Part 2 of 5: For overall context, please see the introduction to this series In...
Date: 12/21/2011
Load Balanced Test Bed Part 1–Create a Base Image
Creating a Base Image Part 1 of 5: For overall context, please see the introduction to this series...
Date: 12/21/2011
How To Create a Load Balanced Test Bed With Windows Server 2008 R2 (5 Part Series)
Introduction In large production web application environments, you can exceed the capacity of a...
Date: 12/21/2011
How to Use Microsoft Word for Free
Update 8/27/2012: The specific steps below are now outdated. You may now use Office Web Apps by...
Date: 12/20/2011