DevOps
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Terragrunt vs Terraform: Battle of DevOps tools
Terraform is arguably one of the top tools used by DevOps professionals. However, there is another tool you may not have heard about called Terragrunt. What is Terragrunt? What about Terragrunt vs Terraform? Are they competing solutions? Table of contentsWhat…
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Ansible vs Terraform: Best DevOps tool?
Ansible and Terraform are excellent DevOps tools that can provide many automation benefits in enterprise and cloud environments. However, I would say that each has its strengths in configuring and provisioning infrastructure. Look at Ansible vs Terraform and see which…
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Ansible Copy: Automated file copy module
There is no doubt that Ansible is an excellent tool in the home lab, production, and any other environment you want to automate. It provides configuration management capabilities, and the learning curve isn’t too steep. There is a module, in…
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Terraform Import Existing Resource: Ultimate Guide
One of the commands in the Terraform command set is the terraform import command. It allows the import of existing resources. There are some challenges with the legacy terraform import command. With with the release of Terraform 1.5, Hashicorp has…
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PowerShell Get Registry Value
The Windows Registry and registry editor have long been tools Windows admins have used to resolve issues, apply settings, etc. However, PowerShell makes automating registry changes or programmatically getting registry keys and their values very easy. PowerShell can interact with…
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Enter-PSsession: Run PowerShell Remote Commands
Enter-PSsession is an important PowerShell cmdlet that allows admins to create connections to remote computers or servers and is a great way to administer these remotely. Let’s get a good overview of Enter-PSsession and see how you can use it.…
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Ansible Semaphore: Awesome Open Source Ansible GUI
Ansible is an awesome automation tool that I use in the home lab and production environment regularly. However, sometimes it is nice to have a GUI to point and click around to configure jobs, inventory, etc. Ansible has a commercial…
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Resolve-DNSname: PowerShell DNS Lookup
Let’s look at a very cool and powerful DNS troubleshooting tool that is included as a PowerShell cmdlet. The Resolve-DnsName PowerShell cmdlet is a tool that includes the features of many of the legacy command line tools. Let’s see how…
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PSWindowsupdate: Automated Windows Updates with PowerShell
Let’s look at PSWindowsupdate automated Windows Updates with PowerShell and see how it can come to the rescue for keeping your Windows environment up-to-date. Table of contentsWhat is PSWindowsUpdate?Installing the PSWindowsUpdate ModuleImporting the PSWindowsUpdate ModuleChecking for Available UpdatesDownloading Windows UpdatesInstalling…
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Terrascan: Cloud Compliance and Security Scanner for IaC
Terrascan is a cool utility that provides a code analyzer that helps to make sure your infrastructure as code is secure and compliant. Table of contentsWhat is Terrascan?Cloud sandboxTerrascan’s Features and CapabilitiesInstalling Terrascan and Setting Up a Terrascan SandboxLeveraging Terrascan…
