When deploying new AVD session hosts in existing host pools I don’t want users to direct login after the new AVD session host is created. In the Terraform azurerm provider I could not find a way to enable drain mode. Then the AzAPI Terraform provider showed up. What is AzAPI? The AzAPI …
Continue ReadingWelcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a …
Continue ReadingWelcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a …
Continue ReadingWelcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a …
Continue ReadingLast week Windows Server 2025 became Generally Available (GA). To create a Windows Server 2025 image I use HashiCorp Packer. What is Packer? Packer is free and open-source software. It’s developed and maintained by HashiCorp. You can download it for free and use it without any licensing fees. …
Continue ReadingWelcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a …
Continue ReadingWelcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a …
Continue ReadingWelcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a …
Continue ReadingWelcome to our monthly roundup of the hottest tech updates in the worlds of Microsoft Azure (Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud PC, and infrastructure), VMware by Broadcom, Omnissa, GitHub, HashiCorp, Azure DevOps, and other partners. This series will have must-read articles, each offering a …
Continue ReadingAutomating image deployment with HashiCorp Packer using GitHub Actions is a powerful way to streamline your workflow. Sometimes, you need to pass a GitHub Actions (secret) variable to a PowerShell provisioner script in Hashicorp Packer. A use case example is if you want to use an Azure Storage Blob …
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