Adam the Automator

PowerShell vs. Python: A Battle for the Ages

What's the best programming language? You might get ten different answers when asking ten different developers. In this article, we're going to compare two languages; PowerShell and Python. You will get a glimpse into each of these languages and understand how they compare and contrast in features such as syntax, availability across platforms, and more.

Back to Basics: Understanding PowerShell Objects

PowerShell is a powerful language. But what makes this scripting language so powerful? PowerShell objects. What are these magical objects and how does PowerShell work with them? Stay tuned to find out.

PowerShell Multithreading: A Deep Dive

At some point, most people will run into a problem that a basic PowerShell script is just too slow to solve. This could be collecting data from lots of computers on your network or perhaps creating a ton of new users in Active Directory at once. These are both great examples of where using more processing power would get your code to run faster. Let's get into how to solve this using multithreading in PowerShell!

Set-ADUser: Modifying Active Directory Users with PowerShell

Are you tired of going through the motions of making changes to an Active Directory account using the Active Directory (AD) Users and Computers (ADUC) console application? If so, why not save yourself time and automate the trivial process of updating AD objects with PowerShell using the Set-ADUser cmdlet!

Get-ADObject: Reporting on Active Directory with PowerShell

Are you looking for a quick way to create an Active Directory (AD) report using PowerShell? You’ve come to the right place!  In this article, you will learn how to create custom reports of user accounts in your AD environment using the Get-ADObject cmdlet.

Build Better Scripts with PowerShell ArrayLists and Arrays

Often times when writing PowerShell scripts, you need a way to store a set of items. One common way to achieve this is with an array or specific type known as an ArrayList. But what is an array anyway? An array is a data structure that is designed to store a collection of items. This can include both same and different types of items.

New-ADUser: Creating Active Directory Users with PowerShell

Are you tired of opening up Active Directory (AD) Users and Computers (ADUC), clicking around, making typos and going through the motions of creating a new user account for the sixth time today? If so, you need to automate the ever-so-common process of using Active Directory to add a user with PowerShell using the New-AdUser cmdlet!

Running PowerShell Scripts With Jenkins and Git

Learn how integrate Git version control with Jenkins to then set up and schedule PowerShell scripts to run at predefined schedules.

PowerShell ValidateScript: Running Validation Code

Understanding Variable Scope in PowerShell

When you write a PowerShell script with no functions and no external dependencies on other scripts, the concept of PowerShell scopes isn’t of much concern. But as you begin to build functions, modules and learn to call scripts from other scripts, the topic becomes more important.

Building an Active Directory Health Check Tool [In-Depth]: Part II

Learn about pre-built PowerShell framework that you can plug in other Active Directory health checks and output results to Pester and PRTG.

How to Test Active Directory with a Health Check [In-Depth]: Part I

If you use, Active Directory (AD), it is probably the most important system you've got. Without it, users can't login, they probably can't browse the web, machines can't communicate and finance won't be able to generate their latest report. Be sure you test Active Directory with a health check script!