Although Amazon has long provided various methods for accessing AWS services from the command line, one of the best options involves using the AWS Tools for PowerShell to make AWS services accessible ...

Unlike Amazon's web interface, AWS does not automatically update command-line tools such as the AWS Tools for PowerShell. If you work with AWS long enough it is inevitable that you will occasionally ...

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For the longest time, the open source community had a ubiquitous concept called "public package repositories." Using utilities such as rpm, yum et al. is commonplace, but Microsoft never had the same ...

If you're still writing custom PowerShell scripts for basic file transfers and Excel reports, you're working too hard. Ready-made PowerShell modules handle most common tasks better than anything ...

I think it’s time to talk in depth about some of the most important features of PowerShell: Providers and modules. (Snap-ins have also been important, but they are being gradually phased out.) These ...

You can still automate Let's Encrypt even if your system requires a DNS challenge. Using these PowerShell scripts and Amazon Web Services' DNS service Route 53 will do the trick. If you have been in ...

The Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation has successfully turned on the PowerShell Module Browser site. Earlier this month, the Microsoft Docs team announced that the PowerShell Module Browser, a web ...

PowerShell modules allow you to combine multiple scripts to simplify code management, accessibility, and sharing. Scripts are useful, but they can become unwieldy over time as you create more and more ...