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PowerShell 4 introduced a new feature called Desired State Configuration (PSDSC). It enables administrators to specify a system configuration in a declarative manner instead of writing the code to achieve a certain state.

Previously Published Articles

2019-03-29 Talk about Developing #PowerShell Modules at Azure Meetup #Freiburg
2018-09-20 How to Tag #Docker Images without Pulling them
2018-09-07 How to Automate the Merging of Layers from #Docker Images in #PowerShell
2018-03-11 What I consider to be Professional #PowerShell
2018-02-27 Setting a Proxy without changing your #PowerShell Code
2018-02-15 Writing Regular Expressions in #PowerShell like a Pro
2018-01-19 Using #PowerShell to talk to #Rancher
2017-11-29 Using the #Docker Named Pipe as a Non-Admin for #WindowsContainers
2017-11-20 Using #PowerShell to talk to #InfluxDB #InfluxData
2017-11-15 GUI no more... #PowerShell modules for several CI/CD tools
2017-08-27 How to Use ShouldProcess in #PowerShell Functions
2017-07-07 Using #PowerShell Dynamic Functions to Initialize a Job
2017-07-02 Using #PowerShell Direct to Circumvent the USER Directive in Dockerfile #WindowsContainer
2017-06-29 Code Coverage Metrics using #Pester for #PowerShell Modules
2017-03-28 Use #PowerShell Desired State Configuration (#PSDSC) only for Docker Image Builds
2017-03-21 Data Analysis using #PowerShell
2017-01-13 Windows #Container Performance of Layers (#Docker #WindowsContainer)
2016-12-02 #Rancher Machine Config Mass Download (#Docker #PowerShell)
2016-11-23 (German) Slide Deck about Windows Containers and #Docker (#WindowsContainer)
2016-06-17 #PowerShell Desired State Configuration (#PSDSC) in Windows Containers using #Docker
2016-05-30 Writing #Pester based Unit Tests for #PowerShell Remoting
2016-05-17 Importing a #PowerShell Data File with Code
2016-05-03 #XenApp 7 Database Migration Made Easy
2016-04-20 Working with #VHD #PowerShell Cmdlets without running #Hyper-V
2016-03-18 #WordPress to #Jekyll Part 3 - Exporting your Blog Content
2016-02-04 Careful When Using Return in Advanced #PowerShell Functions
2015-11-25 Testing Configuration Data in #PSDSC using #Pester
2015-11-10 Slide Deck about Automating #XenApp using #PowerShell
2015-09-26 Slide Deck about #Azure #RemoteApp at #DuCuG
2015-09-18 Installing Windows Updates Asynchronously from PowerShell
2015-09-15 Displaying Progress from External Programs in PowerShell
2015-09-11 Displaying Progress from PowerShell Jobs
2015-09-08 Processing a Queue using Parallel PowerShell Jobs with Throttling
2015-07-12 Slide Deck (German) about #PSDSC at #DCUG
2015-06-21 Slide Deck (German) about #Azure #RemoteApp at #VCNRW
2015-06-15 Slide Deck and Demos from my Session about #PSDSC at #E2EVC Berlin
2015-06-09 DFS Replication Chokes on Temporary File Attribute
2015-05-09 Deploying Remote Desktop Services using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (#PSDSC)
2015-02-12 Securing Access to #PSDSC Node Configuration on a Pull Server
2015-01-28 Manage and Repair Machine Catalogs in #XenApp/#XenDesktop 7 using #PowerShell
2015-01-20 How to Remotely Prepare a Virtual Machine for #PSDSC Pull Mode
2015-01-11 Reusing #PSDSC Node Configuration with Nested Configurations - the Horror!
2015-01-05 Download Script for all #PSDSC Resources on TechNet
2014-12-29 How to Pass Configuration Data to a Node Configuration in #PSDSC
2014-12-26 Preparing a #PSDSC Meta Configuration MOF For Injection
2014-12-25 Approaches to GUID Management in #PSDSC Pull Mode
2014-12-23 Designing Node Configurations in PowerShell DSC
2014-12-19 Deploying PowerShell DSC Resources using Push Mode
2014-12-15 Why Injecting a PowerShell DSC Meta Configuration is not Enough
2014-12-12 Handling Plain Text Credentials in PowerShell DSC
2014-12-10 Useful Resources to Teach Yourself PowerShell DSC
2014-12-07 Injecting PowerShell DSC Meta and Node Configurations
2014-12-05 Are You Separating Configuration and Environment Data in PowerShell DSC? You Should!
2014-11-07 Displaying RDS Event Log Messages with PowerShell
2014-11-04 Setting up a Desired State Configuration Pull Server with Non-English Locales
2014-05-26 Deploying Windows Azure Pack with the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit (Example Variable.xml)
2013-06-14 Offline Servicing of VHDs against WSUS
2013-02-19 What's Wrong with Desktop User Interfaces
2012-07-11 The Issues Caused by TS_AWARE (Concerning Shadow Keys)
2012-01-12 Using Certificates with Windows
2011-05-20 Automatically Elevating a PowerShell Script
2011-02-22 Online Statistical Analysis of Performance Data
2008-12-08 Pausing (not Suspending) Virtual Machines to Preserve Resources
2008-07-21 The (Un)Availability of CPSCOM
2008-05-27 Shadow Keys on Windows x64
2008-02-13 Followup: First Dive Into CPSCOM
2008-01-26 Followup: The Future of Policy Management in Presentation Server
2008-01-09 First Dive Into CPSCOM
2007-12-02 Why Policy Management Has Not Been Integrated into AMC (Update)