Practical PowerShell: Flow Control
In this edition of Practical PowerShell, Michel De Rooij discusses the code flow constructs available in PowerShell regarding looping and how to use them.
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On the show this week, we're joined by fellow Microsoft MVP and long-term PowerShell, Exchange and Microsoft 365 expert, Michel De Rooij to discuss PowerShell, GitHub Copilot, Teams, and more!
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Welcome to Practical PowerShell
This blog is the first installment in our new monthly "Practical PowerShell" series, designed to help part-time PowerShell developers freshen up their scripting skills.
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Use Azure Automation and PowerShell to Create a Daily Microsoft Entra Risk Report
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Complex Identity Migrations & Microsoft using PowerShell: The Practical 365 Podcast S4 E11
On the show this week, Paul Robichaux and I are joined by Microsoft's Tim McMichael to discuss DLConversionV2, his latest project, and to talk all things around challenges with hybrid identity.
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Using GitHub Copilot to Upgrade PowerShell Scripts to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK
In this blog, Andy Scheider deep dives into GitHub Copilot and how it can be used to upgrade PowerShell Scripts to the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK.
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Using Power Automate and Azure Automation to Manage the Lifecycle of SharePoint Sites
A key aspect of a well-managed Microsoft 365 environment is to ensure that SharePoint sites are removed when they are no longer needed. In this blog, Sean McAvinue explores how to combine relatively basic PowerShell and Azure Automation skills with Power Automate to create a clean, robust way to manage the lifecycle of SharePoint sites in your Microsoft 365 tenant.
November 14, 2023
Using Azure Functions for Exchange Online
This article serves as a step by step guide on how to build an Azure function to retrieve mailbox permissions for Exchange Online.
July 25, 2023
Practical Graph: Report Microsoft Entra ID Administrative Units
Microsoft Entra administrative units are gaining in popularity. Restricted administrative units are now available and many Purview solutions support administrative units. In this article, we explain how to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK cmdlets to create a report about administrative units, role assignments for their management, and their membership.
July 17, 2023
Practical Graph: Maintain Manager-Employee Relationships Stored in Entra ID
Maintaining accurate Azure AD User Account manager links is important because many Microsoft 365 features like the Organization chart in Teams, the user profile card, and Outlook's Org Explorer depend on the information. This article covers how to use PowerShell to maintain the manager-employee links.
June 27, 2023
Automating Microsoft Planner Plan Creation with PowerShell
Creating a Planner plan from a template allows a team working on a project to start working with the plan without creating a new plan from scratch. This is particularly useful when the same basic plan is used on multiple occasions. In this article, Sean Mcavinue shows you how to do this with some PowerShell Automation!
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