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Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams

CloudBy David Broussard February 8, 2021

Recently my fellow Cloud Whisperer Brian and I sat down and talked about Microsoft’s Power Virtual Agents for Teams. I…

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Using ConfigMgr Compliance to Manage Security Configuration Baselines (Part 3)

infrastructureBy Phil Pritchett February 6, 2021

If you haven’t already done so, below are links to the previous posts in this series to give you a…

Easy IIS log reading with PowerShell

infrastructureBy Chad Simmons February 2, 2021

This is just a bit of PowerShell to make reading and filtering IIS logs quick and easy.

Function Out-GridViewIISLog ($File) { 
   #.Synopsis 
   # Convert IIS log file to CSV and display in a GridView 
   #.LINK 
   # Based on https://stevenaskwith.com/2012/05/22/parse-iis-log-files-with-powershell/ 
   # Performance inspired by http://www.happysysadm.com/2014/10/reading-large-text-files-with-powershell.html 
   ########################################################################################################### 
   $Headers = @((Get-Content -Path $File -ReadCount 4 -TotalCount 4)[3].split(' ') | Where-Object { $_ -ne '#Fields:' });
   Import-Csv -Delimiter ' ' -Header $Headers -Path $File | Where-Object { $_.date -notlike '#*' } | Out-GridView -Title "IIS log: $File";
};
Out-GridViewIISLog -File "C:\InetPub\Logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1\u_ex$(Get-Date -F 'yyMMdd').log"

Function Out-GridViewIISLog ($File) {

#.Synopsis

# Convert IIS log file to CSV and display in a GridView

#.LINK

# Based on https://stevenaskwith.com/2012/05/22/parse-iis-log-files-with-powershell/

# Performance inspired by http://www.happysysadm.com/2014/10/reading-large-text-files-with-powershell.html

###########################################################################################################

$Headers = @((Get-Content -Path $File -ReadCount 4 -TotalCount 4)[3].split(' ') | Where-Object { $_ -ne '#Fields:' });

Import-Csv -Delimiter ' ' -Header $Headers -Path $File | Where-Object { $_.date -notlike '#*' } | Out-GridView -Title "IIS log: $File";

};

Out-GridViewIISLog -File "C:\InetPub\Logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1\u_ex$(Get-Date -F 'yyMMdd').log"

Get the…

Using ConfigMgr Compliance to Manage Security Configuration Baselines (Part 2)

infrastructureBy Phil Pritchett February 2, 2021

In part 1, we set the stage for the work we are about to do. We briefly went over the…

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Using ConfigMgr Compliance to Manage Security Configuration Baselines (Part 1)

infrastructureBy Phil Pritchett February 2, 2021

You want me to do what? The alarm clock is screaming at me to get the heck out of bed.…

SharePoint List JSON Form Formatting & Validations (3)

GeneralBy Catapult Systems February 2, 2021

In this video on SharePoint List JSON Form Formatting with JSON & Validations, we will walk through an end-to-end…

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How to turn your phone into an auxiliary computer

infrastructureBy Cameron Fuller January 27, 2021

Recently, I found myself in a state where I could use an additional computer to work from. However, being frugal…

The Impact of Ignoring an Adoption and Change Management Approach

Applications, General, Subscription ServicesBy Spencer Stern January 25, 2021

Prior to joining Catapult Systems, I worked with a municipality supporting their Customer Relationship Management (CRM) business case development process.…

Create Teams Meeting Apps with Power Apps

GeneralBy Catapult Systems January 21, 2021

This video on Create Teams Meeting Apps with Power Apps, will provide a step by step walkthrough of how…

Microsoft Teams Channel Calendar

GeneralBy Catapult Systems January 13, 2021

This session will review the Microsoft Teams Channel Calendar. J: Hey everyone how you doing welcome to the…