Azure AICreate a projectAdd AI modelsGrant role permissionsMonitoring cost and usageAnthropic AIOpenAIGoogle AIX AIPerplexity AIStoring your API keys in Azure KeyVaultConclusion AI is virtually inescapable these days. From annoying website chat bots to the assimilation of the Microsoft product portfolio by Copilot, AI has been busy spreading its tentacles every which way it can. I … Continue reading Harnessing AI in PowerShell: Create a multi-model command-line AI assistant (Part 1)
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Getting an access token for Microsoft Entra in PowerShell using the Web Account Manager (WAM) broker in Windows
Some months ago, in my quest to look at different methods for obtaining an access token interactively for Microsoft Graph in PowerShell, I wrote a simple PowerShell wrapper around the Microsoft.Identity.Client library, aka MSAL.Net - the supported MS library for authenticating with Microsoft Entra. Microsoft's apps and modules have been trending toward using the Web … Continue reading Getting an access token for Microsoft Entra in PowerShell using the Web Account Manager (WAM) broker in Windows
Activating PIM Roles that require MFA or Conditional Access Authentication Context with PowerShell
For some time, I've been activating and scheduling activations for Azure roles under Privileged Identity Management (PIM) using the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. However recently we secured these role activations to require a conditional access authentication context with MFA. This basically requires me to MFA when I activate a role with PIM. Problem is, by … Continue reading Activating PIM Roles that require MFA or Conditional Access Authentication Context with PowerShell
Intune Assignments Report
If you've ever wanted to see all of your assigned items in Microsoft Intune in one place, my Intune Assignments report may be your friend 🙂 Using Azure automation, assigned items are exported from Microsoft Graph on a schedule and sent to an Azure storage account in CSV format. A Power BI report connects with … Continue reading Intune Assignments Report
Automate Backups for Azure Table Storage with Azure Function App
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik If you've ever used Azure Table Storage you've probably wondered - where is the backup option?!! I mean, you can back up SQL server or NoSQL databases, and you can back up storage blobs and Azure files, so why not table storage? Microsoft do not provide any native backup solution … Continue reading Automate Backups for Azure Table Storage with Azure Function App
New App: Microsoft Entra Group Bulk Import
Change Log DateVersionComments2024-03-051.0.3> Added the "Allow duplicates" toggle. If enabled, all resources with the same name will be imported. If disabled, no resource with duplicate names will be imported.2024-01-081.0.2> Changed name from Azure AD Group Bulk Import to Microsoft Entra Group Bulk Import> Fixed issue with the Segoe UI font after font name change> Fixed … Continue reading New App: Microsoft Entra Group Bulk Import
Automate Public IP Address Change Notifications for Azure Services
In Azure, there are various ways to control and restrict the flow of traffic into, out of or between resources depending on the resource in question and the pricing tier used. A common scenario where you might want to restrict traffic is with an API flow where you may want some of your resources to … Continue reading Automate Public IP Address Change Notifications for Azure Services
Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series we looked at how we can report on missing driver updates for HP workstations using Intune Proactive remediations, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI. In Part 2 we'll look at how we can deploy driver updates to devices and use the information available in the Power BI report to … Continue reading Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 2
Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 1
In this two-part series I will cover a solution I recently created to manage HP driver updates on Windows workstations. In part 1, I'll show you a reporting solution giving you visibility of available HP driver updates across your managed estate and in part 2, I'll show a flexible solution for deploying driver updates, whether … Continue reading Managing HP Driver Updates with Microsoft Intune, Azure Log Analytics and Power BI – Part 1
Automate a Daily Activity Log Audit Report for an Azure Subscription
Yesterday I published a PowerShell script that retrieves activity log events for an Azure subscription. In this post, I will demonstrate how you could automate a daily email summary report of activities in your subscription using Azure automation. The email report looks something like this, with a summary of operations performed over the last 24 … Continue reading Automate a Daily Activity Log Audit Report for an Azure Subscription