In today’s cloud-centric world, we’re seeing an explosion in the number of servers under IT management. Virtual machines made servers cheap, and containers will push prices down further. As a result, ...

Microsoft is gearing up for big PowerShell and Windows OpenSSH changes in 2026, but security will come before flashy new features.

Introduced with PowerShell v4, Desired State Configuration (DSC) was a significant shift in the way that changes are made with PowerShell. Administrators now could declare configuration declaratively ...

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The Microsoft PowerShell team is planning to reshape its Desired State Configuration (DSC) solutions, replacing them with a single cross-platform tool that supports both Windows and Linux. The team is ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Microsoft confirmed that its latest cumulative update for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update breaks certain features in PowerShell, such as Desired State Configuration and implicit remoting. Earlier ...

At last year's TechEd conference in New Orleans, I first shared in the epiphany. I'd sat down for an evening drink with fellow Redmond columnist Don Jones to chat about the day's events. The topic of ...