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Azure Automation – Twitter + IFTTT + Webhook = Start Runbook

I assume you know Twitter and you probably also know what a webhook is, right? No? Ok, a webhook is just a HTTP POST. In Azure Automation we are able to create a webhook for a runbook. This runbook will “consume” the webhook request  (URL) + post data and start the runbook. The cool thing […]

SCOM 2012 – Get Alerts From SCOM Group Showing Alert Source Information (Management Pack, Object Path, Monitor / Rule Name etc.)

Well I don’t know why, but I got stuck again to PowerShell. It seams that this language solves many problems in a SCOM operator’s daily work. I had recently the need for having enriched alert information depending on a certain amount of computers in SCOM. Sounds complicated? Well, I’ll explain it a bit more. I […]

Quick Post – Documenting Setups & Installations Smartly

I am a big fan of smart solutions and approaches. Today I had one of these moments which I really liked. I was going to update a SCOM 2012 environment to SCOM 2012 SP1. Because the customer only had Thin Clients, which basically only provide an RDP client, it was somewhat limited with tools available. […]