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HDS AMS 2000 Performance Analysis with PowerShell and PowerGadgets

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It has been a while since my last post due to a very busy schedule with a SAN and virtualization project.
I have been working on an implementation of a HDS AMS 2500 midrange array for a VMWare vShere 4 environment. So far everything has been working and performing well. The management software included with the [...]

PowerShell, Log Parser, PowerGadgets, and GeoIP what fun!

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One day I was pondering how I might use log parser to map visitors to a website by state. I am aware this is easily done with tools like Google Analytics, but I was interested in using existing logs for the info.
Using the PowerShell and Log Parser functions from the library listed in a previouse [...]

Automated Machine Builds with PowerShell and AutoIT

I have been using PowerShell recently to create scripted builds for virtual machines. This method provides some benefits over imaging.

A single base image per OS can be used
Applications which have issues with imaging can be easily installed such as SQL Server, BizTalk, Exchange, Etc.
Scripted installs can be changed or updated easier than images
Additional configuration changes [...]