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PowerShell Classes Part 5 — Classes or PSCustom Objects?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Missy Januszko

Custom PowerShell objects are one way to represent a set of data as a single object and so are PowerShell classes. In this article, take a look at some of the similarities and differences between the two object structures so that you can best define custom objects for your needs.

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Most network endpoints are in the dark: Do you know how to find them?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Help Net Security

Traditional manual endpoint security approaches are ineffective and resource-intensive, leading to neglect of basic maintenance such as patches and updates, according to Ponemon Institute research into the practices of more than 550 enterprise security and IT professionals. Respondents pointed to automation as the answer to saving more than $3.4 million per year, strengthening their endpoint security posture and improving mean time to remediate incidents. Endpoint security automation was found to be the key to maintaining … More → Continue reading Most network endpoints are in the dark: Do you know how to find them?→

PowerShell Classes Part 4 — Constructors and Inheritance

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Missy Januszko

Take your PowerShell class programming to the next level! Define constructors to simplify the creation of the classes, and use inheritance to create a hierarchy of classes and subclasses that inherit properties and methods.

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Music Box Plays “Still Alive” Thanks to Automated Hole Puncher

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Donald Papp

Most projects have one or two significant aspects in which custom work or clever execution is showcased, but this Music Box Hole Punching Machine by [Josh Sheldon] and his roommate [Matt] is a delight on many levels. Not only was custom hardware made to automate punching holes in long spools of paper for feeding through a music box, but a software front end to process MIDI files means that in a way, this project is really a MIDI-to-hand-cranked-music-box converter. What a time to be alive.

The hole punch is an entirely custom-made assembly, and as [Josh] observes, making a reliable …read more

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PowerShell Classes Part 3 — Using Methods

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Missy Januszko

In part 3 of the PowerShell Class series, Missy Januszko discusses how to define methods to perform actions against an instance of the class.

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No Metrics, Little Analytics

Posted on September 12, 2017 by skyyleracl

If your department doesn’t track metrics on your analytics, you are probably not doing analytics or you are making little progress in analytics. In either case, its obvious that analytics isn’t very important to your management. Which is one of … Continue reading → Continue reading No Metrics, Little Analytics→

Automatically Update your BIG-IP Pool Using the Service Discovery iApp

Posted on September 12, 2017 by psilva

Let’s look at how to automatically add members to your BIG-IP pool by using the Service Discovery iApp. Whenever you deploy a BIG-IP Virtual Edition by using one of the templates on the F5 Github site, this iApp is installed on the BIG-IP. The idea behind this iApp is you assign a tag to a […] Continue reading Automatically Update your BIG-IP Pool Using the Service Discovery iApp→