Scripting and workflow automation for Windows and Azure administrators who would rather write a runbook once than repeat a task every month. Articles cover PowerShell 7 language and compatibility differences, error handling and retry patterns for unattended scripts, scheduled patching with Azure Update Manager, and durable orchestration in Azure Functions for long-running jobs. Each piece includes working code, the failure modes that bite in production, and guidance on where automation should stop and a human should approve. Tested against the PowerShell, module, and Azure Functions runtime versions named in each article.
4 articlesBuild reliable long-running Azure automation with Durable Functions: chaining, fan-out/fan-in, timers, approval gates, retries, and versioning traps.
Read article →Automate Windows Server patching at scale using PowerShell and Azure Update Manager — cut patch cycles from days to hours with zero-touch deployments.
Read article →PowerShell error handling done right: master Try/Catch, $ErrorActionPreference, and robust logging patterns to build bulletproof automation scripts.
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