Capturing Nutanix Infra details using PowerShell

In this post, I will use Nutanix REST API and PowerShell to capture the details for inventory creation. Prism is the management component of Nutanix distributed architecture. Prism service runs on every Nutanix Controller VMs (CVM) that each Nutanix Node needs to host. Among the...
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Deploying Active Directory Tier Model of Administration

The importance of securing privilege access, especially when it comes to enterprise active directory is well understood and hence a preamble is not required to set a context. Past incidents of compromised active directory privileged accounts leading to serious business impact has already given the...
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Scripting Win10 Image

My background is more on server technologies and hence inbox tools like PowerShell is more natural than using tools like MDT. For the script to prepare windows 10 image, here are my key objectives It has to be smaller install.esd instead of install.wim ESD file...
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DA, Direct Access, DISM, Uncategorized, Win10, Windows 10 2 Comments

Win10 to end endpoint woes

In last decade or so, in my pursuit to improve enterprise IT and user productivity while lowering TCO, I have explored server technologies throughout. Be it Linux/Unix or windows server, exchange or skype for business server, private cloud or public, perl or PowerShell automation, I...
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Improving SFBS experience – Call Quality Dashboard (CQD)

Skype for business reporting are great, but as discussed earlier works on real time monitoring database and are predefined. CQM other hand gives the flexibility of offline analysis but again predefined and each time need info from a different time windows, have to run against...
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