I am a Cloud DevOps Engineer having worked with VMware, Microsoft and Linux systems in CSP/MSP environments since 2012.

I started automating repetitive tasks with PowerShell and Bash in 2012. Since 2017 I have been developing Cloud Automation and Self-Service utilising VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) and vRealize Automation (vRA).

Since 2019 I have been working with both AWS & Azure Public Cloud, optimising and automating solutions in multi-tenant environments.

I created this blog to document issues I have experienced and share Cloud automation solutions.

I am a vExpert. The vExpert program is VMware’s global evangelism and advocacy program, recognising the people who have made some of the most important contributions to the VMware community. I am also recognised as a vExpert in the vExpert Cloud Management & vExpert Cloud Provider sub-programs.

Month: October 2020

Azure update management schedules using PowerShell

Published by luke on 25th October 2020

Using Azure update management (AUM) you can schedule the updates for your Azure VMs and report on compliance. AUM is an Azure automation account feature. Obviously you can manually create each schedule but that is time consuming and…well manual. This is where PowerShell comes in. If you don’t have the PowerShell Az module already installed then you can follow this Microsoft document: Install Azure PowerShell The first job is to connect or login to your…

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Azure delete VM and child resources using PowerShell

Published by luke on 24th October 2020

In Azure delete VM is an easy task. Just go to the VM and click “Delete” on the menu. The issue is that only deletes the Virtual Machine resource, it does not delete the dependant child resources such as disk and network interface. Obviously you can manually delete each child resource but that is time consuming and…well manual. This is where PowerShell comes in. If you don’t have the PowerShell Az module already installed then…

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