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# Ruben'z-Random-IT-Thoughts

About things I like or made ...

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://blog.rjz.de/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Observability for Azure Virtual Desktop](https://blog.rjz.de/observability_for_avd/) - Learn how I built a clean, insight‑packed Azure Virtual Desktop dashboard using SquaredUp Cloud —powered by focused KQL queries and designed to surface everything from infrastructure health to real‑world usage at a glance. Introduction A consolidated dashboard provides a unified operational view across infrastructure, application performance, and user‑level utilization. Instead of navigating multiple Azure portal
- [Build REST Service in PowerShell using Polaris](https://blog.rjz.de/build-rest-service-in-powershell-using-polaris/) - Introduction The author say that Polaris is "a cross-platform, minimalist web framework for PowerShell." This framework allows it to easily build your own RESTful webservice with only PowerShell. Polaris is free, open source, and also written in PowerShell. The project is hosted on GitHub. Tyler Leonhardt together with Micah Rairdon and other members in the
- [Visualizing SAP PI/PO with  Squared Up](https://blog.rjz.de/visualizing-sap-pi-po-with-squared-up/) - SAP Process Orchestration (or Integration) is a software within SAP which functions as data transformation gateway. It’s a central component of an SAP infrastructure and the standard way to communicate with external parties. This post will show how to apply Squared Up’s “Single Pane of Glass” approach to SAP PI/PO. Introduction SAP PI/PO offers a
- [Squared Up dashboard for locked Active Directory Users – Only in PowerShell](https://blog.rjz.de/squared-up-dashboard-for-locked-active-directory-users-only-in-powershell/) - Introduction Squared Up’s Web-API tile allows it to integrate information from any web-service that returns JSON data. With Polaris, a free and open source framework it is possible to build web-services just in PowerShell. This example explains the steps to create web-service in Polaris which returns locked out user information and how to integrate them
- [Evolve from Scheduled Tasks to Azure Automation or Function Apps](https://blog.rjz.de/evolve-from-scheduled-tasks-to-azure-automation-or-function-apps/) - Scheduled Tasks have been around since the early days of Windows Server. The task scheduler is the inbuilt component used to plan and execute jobs. Typically, System administrators use them to automate reoccurring activities which are defined in scripts. While Scheduled Tasks are robust and easy to use, they have a couple of shortcomings. This
- [Visualize Aruba Wireless Infrastructure with Squared Up](https://blog.rjz.de/visualize-aruba-wireless-infrastructure-with-squared-up/) - Aruba Wireless technology is one of the market leaders. Squared Up can bring in visibility and reduces the MTTR*. This post explains by example how to extract, transform, and visualize Aruba data by using the PowerShell and Squared Up. Introduction Aruba (part of HP Enterprise) provides wireless LAN solutions for small offices to large enterprise
- [Choosing between Azure Automation and Function Apps](https://blog.rjz.de/choosing-between-azure-automation-and-function-apps/) - Azure Automation and Function Apps offer server-less script execution. This post explains key differences between Azure Automation and Function Apps, concludes with an opinion on the preferred choice for a Scheduled Task replacement. Comparing site by site Usage / Use cases Both allow the execution of scheduled jobs which themselves are based on scripts. PowerShell
- [Connect Azure Automation to Azure DevOps as script repository](https://blog.rjz.de/azure-automation-with-azure-devops-as-script-repository/) - Azure Automation provides seamless integration with Azure DevOps and other Version Control Systems. Having change-tracking and backup & restore capabilities is a blast! This first blog covers workstation preparation, creation and initial setup of Azure Automation and the connection to Azure DevOps. Permissions to created resources in Azure, administrative permissions on Azure DevOps organization and
- [Understand your #AzureAD Sign-Ins with #KQL](https://blog.rjz.de/understand-your-azure-ad-sign-ins-with-kql/) - Teaser When Azure AD is configured to record Sign-In activity, #Kusto can be used to gain valuable insights. This blog walks through common needs and shows how to visualize them in #SquaredUp. Introduction Having Azure AD as identity provider offers convenient Single Sign On experience for users and increased security due to MFA and other
- [Monitor O365 with SCOM 4 (4 of 4)](https://blog.rjz.de/monitor-o365-with-scom-4of4/) - Combining SCOM, NiCE’ Active 365 MP and SquaredUp helps to bring light into your M365 tenant.
- [Monitor O365 with SCOM 3 (3 of 4)](https://blog.rjz.de/monitor-o365-with-scom-3of4/) - Squared Up is a rich dashboard solution for System Center Operations Manager. From health state information, over performance data, alerts, SLA-reporting and agent - tasks all can be consumed.
- [Monitor O365 with SCOM 2 (2 of 4)](https://blog.rjz.de/monitor-o365-with-scom-2of4/) - As always with SCOM, the right Management Pack is required ;-) Active 365 MP by NiCE can track and monitor various aspects of the M365 suite.
- [Monitor O365 with SCOM 1 (1 of 4)](https://blog.rjz.de/monitor-o365-with-scom-1of4/) - Microsoft 365 is a managed service which offers Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and many more services worldwide. With it, responsibilities of IT staff evolved and changed. Monitoring however is still a crucial aspect. In this short article, I will explain why SCOM a perfect solution for this is.
- [Hello world!](https://blog.rjz.de/hello-world/) - Name: RubenNationality: EuropeanBirth: Early eighties Work: Tech-Lead in a medium sized company.Preference: Automation and monitoring.

## Pages

- [About](https://blog.rjz.de/about/) - This is me. Ruben. I’m a family guy and IT nerd ;-) I can fix your printer and write some code, too As an admin in a medium sized company I touch many areas. I like automation and monitoring.Recently I spend lots of time in O365.

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://blog.rjz.de/category/uncategorized/)
- [PowerShell](https://blog.rjz.de/category/powershell/)
- [SCOM](https://blog.rjz.de/category/scom/)
- [Management Packs](https://blog.rjz.de/category/scom/management-packs/)
- [SquaredUp](https://blog.rjz.de/category/scom/squaredup/)
- [O365](https://blog.rjz.de/category/o365/)
- [Azure](https://blog.rjz.de/category/azure/)
- [KQL](https://blog.rjz.de/category/kql/)

## Tags

- [SCOM](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/scom/)
- [SAP-PO](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/sap-po/)
- [SAP-Process-Orchestration](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/sap-process-orchestration/)
- [SquaredUp](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/squaredup/)
- [SOAP](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/soap/)
- [XML](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/xml/)
- [o365](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/o365/)
- [m365](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/m365/)
- [monitoring](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/monitoring/)
- [nice](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/nice/)
- [managementpack](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/managementpack/)
- [dashboards](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/dashboards/)
- [governance](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/governance/)
- [Aruba](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/aruba/)
- [PowerShell](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/powershell/)
- [AzureAutomation](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/azureautomation/)
- [FunctionApps](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/functionapps/)
- [Automation](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/automation/)
- [Sysadmin](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/sysadmin/)
- [ITPro](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/itpro/)
- [CloudOps](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/cloudops/)
- [AzureDevOps](https://blog.rjz.de/tag/azuredevops/)