Mark Wragg
@wragg.io
Microsoft focussed DevOps Engineer working with and interested in Windows, PowerShell, Azure, AWS etc. Blog @ https://wragg.io
PowerShell aliases be like
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
PowerShell aliases be like
I know we're doomed as a species because we can't even agree on what biweekly means
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I know we're doomed as a species because we can't even agree on what biweekly means
Use PowerShell. Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen.
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Use PowerShell. Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen.
@wobblylifedev.bsky.social thank you! 3 happy kids on their way to space 🚀🎉🥳
September 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@wobblylifedev.bsky.social thank you! 3 happy kids on their way to space 🚀🎉🥳
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
September 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
You ever see an event happening on your birthday and want to comment “hey that’s my birthday!” but then you realise that’s just needlessly exposing your PII?
August 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
You ever see an event happening on your birthday and want to comment “hey that’s my birthday!” but then you realise that’s just needlessly exposing your PII?
My daily interaction with Jira
a man in a suit and tie is asking the question why are you the way that you are ?
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is asking the question why are you the way that you are ?
media.tenor.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My daily interaction with Jira
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It’s the last week of our Summer Appeal and we have raised 82% of our £20,000 target so far! There's still time to have your donation doubled thanks to matched funding.
Support our appeal today to give more people in prison hope, drive and recovery through education.
Support our appeal today to give more people in prison hope, drive and recovery through education.
PET's Summer Appeal: Hope, drive and recovery - Prisoners' Education Trust
Donate to PET's Summer Appeal : Hope, drive and recovery. All donations will be doubled while matched funding lasts.
bit.ly
July 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It’s the last week of our Summer Appeal and we have raised 82% of our £20,000 target so far! There's still time to have your donation doubled thanks to matched funding.
Support our appeal today to give more people in prison hope, drive and recovery through education.
Support our appeal today to give more people in prison hope, drive and recovery through education.
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I slapped together a new #PowerShell module, PesterExplorer, that creates a TUI to look at your Pester run results. It leverages PwshSpectreConsole to create the TUI. Everyone knows I love #Pester. Feedback and suggestions welcome!
github.com/HeyItsGil...
github.com/HeyItsGil...
GitHub - HeyItsGilbert/PesterExplorer: A TUI to explore Pester results.
A TUI to explore Pester results. Contribute to HeyItsGilbert/PesterExplorer development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
May 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I slapped together a new #PowerShell module, PesterExplorer, that creates a TUI to look at your Pester run results. It leverages PwshSpectreConsole to create the TUI. Everyone knows I love #Pester. Feedback and suggestions welcome!
github.com/HeyItsGil...
github.com/HeyItsGil...
I'm not sure if there is a light side and dark side when it comes to automation (or which is which these days) but my loyalty to #PowerShell is currently being tested as I am learning #Python. To add insult to injury I'm using PowerShell to help.
wragg.io/learning-pyt...
wragg.io/learning-pyt...
Learning Python via PowerShell — A turn to the dark side?
PowerShell and Python are powerful programming languages with many similarities. While PowerShell is technically a shell scripting language (like Bash), functionally it has a lot more in common with P...
wragg.io
May 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm not sure if there is a light side and dark side when it comes to automation (or which is which these days) but my loyalty to #PowerShell is currently being tested as I am learning #Python. To add insult to injury I'm using PowerShell to help.
wragg.io/learning-pyt...
wragg.io/learning-pyt...
Is this the beginning of the enshittification of AI? I like all the commentary from influencers talking about how exciting it will be to be able to talk to your adverts 😂 . It just makes me think of the toaster from Red Dwarf: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_...
www.linkedin.com/news/story/g...
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Google injecting ads into chatbots | LinkedIn
Google has been folding ads into its chatbot conversations to bolster its advertising growth, according to Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources
www.linkedin.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Is this the beginning of the enshittification of AI? I like all the commentary from influencers talking about how exciting it will be to be able to talk to your adverts 😂 . It just makes me think of the toaster from Red Dwarf: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_...
www.linkedin.com/news/story/g...
www.linkedin.com/news/story/g...
My favourite quote about Cosmos DB: "You can use Cosmos DB to burn money, but you can also use it as a database." -- mijailovic.net/2020/07/25/c...
Cosmos DB capacity pitfall: When more is less
mijailovic.net
May 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My favourite quote about Cosmos DB: "You can use Cosmos DB to burn money, but you can also use it as a database." -- mijailovic.net/2020/07/25/c...
I like to think Satya Nadella has to sit in his office just signing these all day
April 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I like to think Satya Nadella has to sit in his office just signing these all day
By 2030 the maximum lifetime of an SSL certificate will be 43 minutes
April 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
By 2030 the maximum lifetime of an SSL certificate will be 43 minutes
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Heads up #PowerShell PSBluesky users, time to update the module. Thanks to @wragg.io for adding StarterPack commands.
github.com/jdhitsolutio...
github.com/jdhitsolutio...
Release psBluesky_v2.6.0 · jdhitsolutions/PSBluesky
PSBluesky Changelog
v2.6.0 - 2025-04-15 17:32:23
Added
Added parameter alias handle for Username in Get-BskyProfile.
Added command Find-BskyPost.
Added a custom view to PSBlueskyFollowers.format.p...
github.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Heads up #PowerShell PSBluesky users, time to update the module. Thanks to @wragg.io for adding StarterPack commands.
github.com/jdhitsolutio...
github.com/jdhitsolutio...
I've written a new blog post about configuring the managed identity of a Logic App as a user in #SQLserver, via #PowerShell executed as part of an #AzureDevOps pipeline. wragg.io/azure-sql-ma...
Configuring a Logic App managed identity as an Azure SQL user via an Azure DevOps pipeline
I was recently tasked with enabling connectivity to an Azure SQL database via the managed identity of a Logic App and it was surprisingly complicated to setup. In addition we wanted this configuration...
wragg.io
April 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I've written a new blog post about configuring the managed identity of a Logic App as a user in #SQLserver, via #PowerShell executed as part of an #AzureDevOps pipeline. wragg.io/azure-sql-ma...
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Azure Back to School and Cyber Back to School are BACK for 2025. Azure Back to School takes place in September and Cyber Back to School is October. Call for Sessions is now open for both. Everyone is accepted! #AzureBackto School #CyberBacktoSchool #SkillUpLikeaSuperHero.
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Azure Back to School and Cyber Back to School are BACK for 2025. Azure Back to School takes place in September and Cyber Back to School is October. Call for Sessions is now open for both. Everyone is accepted! #AzureBackto School #CyberBacktoSchool #SkillUpLikeaSuperHero.
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Get your PowerShell fix! PowerShell Weekly for March 21, 2025 is now live. Packed with must-know scripts and tips for IT pros. Dive in!
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=7687
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=7687
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March 21, 2025
psweekly.dowst.dev
March 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Get your PowerShell fix! PowerShell Weekly for March 21, 2025 is now live. Packed with must-know scripts and tips for IT pros. Dive in!
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=7687
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=7687
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Top 5 Affected Services by the Retirement of Azure Public IP Basic SKU
Microsoft is retiring the Azure Public IP Basic SKU. From March 31st, 2025, new Basic SKUs can't be created, and from September 30th, 2025, existing ones will no longer work.
What Does This Mean for Your Infrastructure?
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Microsoft is retiring the Azure Public IP Basic SKU. From March 31st, 2025, new Basic SKUs can't be created, and from September 30th, 2025, existing ones will no longer work.
What Does This Mean for Your Infrastructure?
...
March 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Top 5 Affected Services by the Retirement of Azure Public IP Basic SKU
Microsoft is retiring the Azure Public IP Basic SKU. From March 31st, 2025, new Basic SKUs can't be created, and from September 30th, 2025, existing ones will no longer work.
What Does This Mean for Your Infrastructure?
...
Microsoft is retiring the Azure Public IP Basic SKU. From March 31st, 2025, new Basic SKUs can't be created, and from September 30th, 2025, existing ones will no longer work.
What Does This Mean for Your Infrastructure?
...
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Shout out to The Big Plabowski for having me on the #PowerShell! was an absolute blast! you can grab it here: How PowerShell and the Right Mindset Can Transform Your IT Career The PS Podcast E161 Steven Wight
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Shout out to The Big Plabowski for having me on the #PowerShell! was an absolute blast! you can grab it here: How PowerShell and the Right Mindset Can Transform Your IT Career The PS Podcast E161 Steven Wight
Reposted by Mark Wragg
📝 Azure Arc: Setting up Monitor mode on Azure Arc Connected machines
🔗 wmatthyssen.com/2024/12/04/a...
#Microsoft #Azure #AzureArc #AzureMonitor #Sentinel #DefenderForCloud #WindowsServer #Linux #HybridCloud #blogpost #MVPBuzz
🔗 wmatthyssen.com/2024/12/04/a...
#Microsoft #Azure #AzureArc #AzureMonitor #Sentinel #DefenderForCloud #WindowsServer #Linux #HybridCloud #blogpost #MVPBuzz
Azure Arc: Setting up Monitor mode on Azure Arc Connected machines
In this blog post, you’ll learn how to enable Monitor mode on the Azure Connected Machine agent to support restricted monitoring and security scenarios for your Azure Arc-enabled servers. In …
wmatthyssen.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📝 Azure Arc: Setting up Monitor mode on Azure Arc Connected machines
🔗 wmatthyssen.com/2024/12/04/a...
#Microsoft #Azure #AzureArc #AzureMonitor #Sentinel #DefenderForCloud #WindowsServer #Linux #HybridCloud #blogpost #MVPBuzz
🔗 wmatthyssen.com/2024/12/04/a...
#Microsoft #Azure #AzureArc #AzureMonitor #Sentinel #DefenderForCloud #WindowsServer #Linux #HybridCloud #blogpost #MVPBuzz
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Designing An Azure Hub Virtual Network < A process for creating a high-level or abstract design of a VNet-based hub for a secure hub & spoke in #Azure aidanfinn.com?p=24300
Designing An Azure Hub Virtual Network | Aidan Finn, IT Pro
I share a simple process to create a high-level or abstract design for a hub virtual network in an Azure hub and spoke network deployment.
aidanfinn.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Designing An Azure Hub Virtual Network < A process for creating a high-level or abstract design of a VNet-based hub for a secure hub & spoke in #Azure aidanfinn.com?p=24300