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PowerShell scripts, Logic Apps, IPAM tools, and automation patterns for enterprise Azure operations.
The automation trap: Teams write PowerShell scripts for every repetitive task, then wonder why their "automation" requires constant maintenance and breaks when Azure changes. Scripts automate actions, but they don't automate decisions.
After automating operations across 31,000+ Azure resources, I've learned that sustainable automation requires three layers:
This hub contains the automation tools, PowerShell patterns, and Logic App workflows I've built to reduce operational overhead in enterprise Azure environments. Every tool here eliminates repetitive work, not just speeds it up.
Production-ready tools for Azure inventory, IPAM, and resource management.
2025-10-29
A practical service inventory pattern for Azure: map resources to real business services, owners, and environments so governance and audits stop being guesswork.
2025-10-06
An Azure IPAM workbook and process for tracking IP address usage across subscriptions, VNets, and environments without losing your mind.
2025-11-10
Production-tested KQL patterns for extracting Azure Resource Manager metadata at scale. Feed CMDBs, governance dashboards, and compliance reports across 40+ subscriptions. 6 months of real usage patterns.
Replace scheduled scripts with event-driven workflows that scale.
2025-10-29
Stop wasting 10+ hours per week on manual Azure operations. These 4 production-tested Logic Apps automate unused resource cleanup ($4K/month savings), certificate monitoring (zero outages), tag enforcement (FinOps compliance), and backup verification. Complete deployment scripts and ROI calculator included.
Migrate from PowerShell 5.1 to 7.x and fix automation dependency hell.
2025-11-03
PowerShell 7 migration reduces Azure admin workload by 70% through parallel processing. Complete enterprise migration checklist, VS Code setup guide, compatibility testing framework, and ROI calculator. Includes 30-day migration plan and real-world time savings from managing 50+ Azure subscriptions.
2025-09-29
Three hours debugging certificate errors on fresh marketplace VMs. The culprit? Microsoft's own infrastructure serving outdated dependencies.
2025-10-06
Your admin workstation still has ISE installed. Server 2025 still ships with PowerShell 5.1. Modern Azure automation needs PowerShell 7. Here's the gap nobody explains.
Generate dashboards and workbooks programmatically instead of clicking through the portal.
2025-10-13
An Azure Monitor workbook-driven app concept: turn your dashboards into lightweight tools for operators instead of static reports.
2025-11-21
A dark-mode rebranding tool for Azure dashboards and Excel exports so your reports look as modern as your cloud environment.
2025-10-13
Chris Bowman's CCO Dashboard is 200+ pages of Power BI. I needed to understand it to build CCO 2.0. Built a tool that extracts all queries, measures, and relationships in seconds. .pbix files are just ZIP archives.
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