by Darren Mar-Elia | May 11, 2016 | Desired State Configuration
It’s been about a year since Microsoft first announced plans to deliver Nano Server–a new SKU of Windows Server that is essentially a highly stripped down version of the OS, optimized for cloud/data center environments and container/micro-service...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Apr 9, 2016 | Desired State Configuration, PowerShell, sdm software
What a great week! I have been wanting to attend this summit for years and it just never got on my short priority list. This year was different and to be honest, it took DSC and DevOps to get me there. I love PowerShell, have been a fan for a very long time. Since my...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Feb 3, 2016 | Desired State Configuration, Freeware, General Stuff, GP Troubleshooting, GPOGUY.COM, Group Policy Automation, Group Policy Blog, PowerShell, registry policy, sdm software, Tips & Tricks, Videos
Group Policy Objects (GPOs) can contain many different kinds of settings. Much of that data is simple registry data. Finding registry settings in GPOs and handling them is not the simplest of tasks and requires some PowerShell. Microsoft has provided some cmdlets for...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Jan 6, 2016 | Technology Futures
For my first post of the new year, I thought I’d go big and talk about some existential questions facing Windows configuration management. First, whither Group Policy? Second, how do we think about all this here at SDM Software–as we consider ourselves...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Dec 8, 2015 | Desired State Configuration, GP Troubleshooting, Group Policy, Group Policy Blog, Group Policy Management, Group Policy Tools, PowerShell, registry policy
Group Policy has been a bit of a comfort for many of us for the past 15 years. It is a technology that is full of promise and capability. It is sufficiently complex, and incredibly powerful. As PowerShell has evolved to embrace configuration with Desired State...
