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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 […]

PowerShell – Create a Credential Object with NULL Password

In one of my automation tasks I had the need to create a credential object with a $null password – an empty / NULL password. One easy way to do is, create just instantiate a new secure string object using the new() constructor from the .Net class like this: or using New-Object cmdlet like this […]

Basel PowerShell User Group – “End-To-End Automation using Service Manager and SMA”

I would like to spread the words about an upcoming user group session event in Basel, Switzerland. My buddy PowerShell MVP Stéphane van Gulick will host this event and we both will have a session. I will present what you can do with System Center Service Manager and Service Management automation in a session called […]