Finding RDP sessions on servers using PowerShell

Have you ever needed to use RDP to get to a server console for some local admin work and then been bounced out because there are already active sessions? Or have you had your Active Directory account locked out because of an open RDP session with the old password sending locks to the domain?  Wouldn’t … Read more

DiscoPosse Review: Cloud Architecture Patterns – Bill Wilder

This book is a great read for any Systems Developer, Systems Admin and technology lover alike. Bill Wilder has presented a great level of detail which could be regarded as 101 to 301 all in the same guide. The book does require understanding of cloud services and general concepts but as the chapters follow a … Read more

It’s all about Progress: Using the PowerShell Write-Progress CmdLet

If you are like me and you like to know how your task is going in a PowerShell process, this is a great little tip for you. I’ve got a number of long running scripts that perform actions against a collection or query. The ideal thing to have for these is some kind of progress … Read more

Upcoming event – November 6th VMUG presentation: BCP Solutions for VMware Environments

That’s right folks, it’s presentation time! Come one, come all to the November 6th Toronto VMUG event and be a part of the great community. I’ll be speaking at the conference along with Pure Storage and Mcafee. The presentation is going to titled “BCP Solutions for VMware Environments: Double-Take, Veeam and vSphere Replication”. I’m going … Read more