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See PowerShell parameter default values in action

Learn how to build PowerShell functions that work in multiple scenarios and stay easy to manage, even as your scripts grow more complex.

By Anthony Howell • Oct. 9, 2025

Configure AD sites for optimized replication topology

AD sites configuration optimizes replication by mapping physical network topology -- locations, WAN links, subnets and domain controllers -- for efficient database synchronization.

By Damon Garn • Oct. 8, 2025

Test conditional access with Microsoft Entra ID What If tool

Admins should employ regular use of this simulation tool to ensure conditional access policies have no conflicts and avoid access problems that can slow down users.

By Liam Cleary • Oct. 8, 2025

Use PSResourceGet to manage PowerShell modules and scripts

The updated package manager for PowerShell improves performance, simplifies module management and streamlines repository handling to free up time for automation tasks.

By Anthony Howell • Oct. 7, 2025

Top PowerShell disk management commands for Windows storage

These PowerShell cmdlets and scripts simplify Windows Server storage management by displaying existing storage information and creating or removing disk resources.

By Damon Garn • Oct. 6, 2025

5 essential OpenShift use cases for IT operations teams

OpenShift can be used for application modernization, DevOps pipeline integration, infrastructure and compute resource management, and onboarding and training environments.

By Damon Garn • Oct. 1, 2025

IBM - HashiCorp AI roadmap takes shape at HashiConf

The combined companies revealed plans to support AI agents and natural language interfaces for IT automation tools at the annual HashiCorp conference.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 29, 2025

HashiCorp Terraform actions adds ‘Day 2’ ops, Ansible ties

The beta feature and another long-requested update called Terraform search drew strong interest from attendees at HashiConf this week.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 25, 2025

12 IT skills development strategies to close gaps in IT ops

Strategic approaches to IT operations skills gaps include assessment programs, training, mentorship and automation -- essential elements for organizational agility and innovation.

By Damon Garn • Sept. 24, 2025

The most in-demand tech skills for IT ops careers in 2025

From DevOps automation to AI implementation, tomorrow's IT operations demands mastery of six critical skill areas reshaping the industry landscape and defining career success.

By Damon Garn • Sept. 22, 2025

How to join Linux to an Active Directory domain

This tutorial explains the benefits of this integration, how to connect Linux systems to the Microsoft directory service and how to troubleshoot authentication issues.

By Stuart Burns • Sept. 19, 2025

What is hardware security?

Hardware security is vulnerability protection that comes in the form of a physical device rather than software installed on a computer system's hardware. It also refers to the protection of physical systems from harm.

By Nick Barney, Kinza Yasar • Sept. 18, 2025

Harness takes aim at AI ‘bottleneck’ with DevSecOps agents

The vendor's new agentic features are included in products that already have a track record in AI-driven automation, as coding agents swamp software delivery pipelines.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 18, 2025

How to find and customize your PowerShell profile

Give a more streamlined approach to PowerShell by learning how to customize your PowerShell profile to optimize workflows, enhance security and adapt to different environments.

By Anthony Howell • Sept. 16, 2025

Splunk preps OpenLLMetry tie-ins for deeper AI monitoring

Detailed visibility into internal communications will be essential to enterprise trust in AI agents, and something Splunk and the OpenTelemetry project intend to offer.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 12, 2025

How to work with Jumpstart ArcBox for IT Pros

Get familiar with Microsoft's ready-to-deploy environment that simulates real scenarios to help admins to learn hybrid cloud management through the company's Azure Arc tool.

By James Bannan • Sept. 12, 2025

How AI in training and development can bridge IT talent gaps

AI helps organizations combat IT skills gaps with targeted analysis, workflow automation, real-time support and code generation, enhancing employee retention and operational agility.

By Damon Garn • Sept. 11, 2025

Under Cisco, Splunk AI roadmap tees up pricing overhaul

Splunk's plans to develop a federated AI data management platform for Cisco will include a new pricing program that lowers data ingestion costs.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 10, 2025

Cisco-Splunk strategy shift unveiled with Data Fabric

Cisco Data Fabric emphasizes bringing Splunk analytics to data where it lives, rather than a central ingestion point, and will add more third-party data sources such as Snowflake.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 8, 2025

10 advanced incident response strategies for ITOps

Learn how to upgrade your incident response strategy with 10 advanced techniques that transform reactive security into proactive, resilient defense.

By Damon Garn • Sept. 4, 2025

Admin’s guide to Azure Arc Hyper-V management

Azure Arc centralizes Hyper-V management via the Azure portal and enables remote administration from devices without requiring a VPN.

By James Bannan • Sept. 4, 2025

Azure Arc setup tips for on-premises server management

Admins should explore their patching options now that Microsoft deprecated WSUS. Azure Arc offers integration with Azure to give the operations team a unified management approach.

By Brien Posey • Sept. 3, 2025

New VMware private AI infrastructure rethinks Tanzu, again

Broadcom's VMware finally abandons a long effort to unify Kubernetes with Cloud Foundry as it battles cloud and virtualization rivals on multiple fronts.

By Beth Pariseau • Sept. 2, 2025

19 top distributed tracing tools to know about

Distributed tracing tools help development and DevOps teams monitor microservices applications and resolve performance issues. Here are details on 19 notable tools.

By Chris Tozzi • Sept. 2, 2025

VMware adds to AI ‘jump ball’ effect with Tanzu upgrades

Broadcom's virtualization software business is fortifying its Tanzu offerings with a focus on AI and security.

By Shane Snider • Aug. 26, 2025