I recently developed a custom plugin for my Elgato Stream Deck device, which can display my current AWS spend. This is accomplished by using a purely PowerShell-based plugin, in conjunction with the AWS Tools for PowerShell REST API wrapper. The AWS Cost Explorer service updates your monthly AWS spend approximately …
When you are building AWS Lambda functions, you need to point to an existing one AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM) Role. The role used by an AWS Lambda function must have a Trust Relationship (aka. Assume Role Policy Document) that enables the AWS Lambda service to consume this role, …
I’ve recently been spending some time learning about Amazon EC2 Image Builder. The idea behind EC2 Image Builder is that you can automatically build an operating system image or container image and store it in the cloud for future deployments. Container images are stored in Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), …
Learn how to run PowerShell Desktop Edition (5.1) inside Windows containers on Windows 10, using Docker Desktop.
Hey folks, just this week my latest training skill is now released over at CBT Nuggets! If you’re interested in customizing and triggering Windows 10 notification toasts using PowerShell, you’ll be interested in this training skill. Here’s a list of the eight (8) videos that make up this skill: Introduction …
Recently, I needed to monitor my auto scaling groups in AWS, to see why they weren’t scaling up properly. Although I can use the AWS management console to monitor these activity messages, it isn’t very efficient to continuously click the refresh button. Hence, I wanted to automate the process of …
I wanted to get notified any time there was a new BIOS update for the motherboard that I use on one of my desktop systems, which is an ASRock Phantom Gaming 4. Unfortunately, most motherboard manufacturers have terrible websites, that are hard to navigate, so I had to improvise. One …
You can use the AWS PowerShell module to create DynamoDB tables. If you need help setting up the AWS PowerShell module, start by watching this video. There’s a helper function called New-DDBSchema, which creates a .NET TableSchema object. Start by assigning the output from this command to a variable; you …
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides some built-in parameters in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store service, which expose pointers to the latest version of Amazon Machine Images (AMI) for Windows Server and Amazon Linux. These special parameters are called “public parameters” in the Parameter Store services; for more information, check …
Although it may seem like the Get-Random command in PowerShell provides random data, it actually returns data that is more predictable than you think. If you’re looking to generate some truly “interesting” data for your project, then you’ll want a better approach. In this video, we’ll explore the limited randomness …
