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Installing Ansible: A Step-by-Step Guide

Installing Ansible: A Step-by-Step Guide Ansible is a powerful open-source tool for IT automation, allowing you to manage configurations, deploy applications, and orchestrate complex workflows.

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Learn Ansible book technical review by Luca Berton

Introduction Learn how to write and run Ansible Playbooks, from the basics to launching complex multi-tier applications across public cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

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Automating Dynamic Time Date Facts with Ansible

Introduction In the realm of automation and infrastructure management, Ansible stands out for its simplicity and power, enabling IT professionals to automate a wide array of tasks efficiently.

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Four Methods to Configure Maximum PowerShell Memory in Windows Server

Introduction Windows Server administrators often need to configure various parameters to optimize PowerShell session performance and resource allocation.

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Quota Management for WinRM Remote Shells

Introduction Managing system resources efficiently is paramount for the smooth operation of any networked environment.

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Configure WSL in a Domain Environment: Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a powerful tool that allows Windows users to run a Linux distribution alongside their Windows operating system.

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How to Solve WinRM Configuration Errors in PowerShell

Introduction PowerShell Remoting is a powerful feature that allows administrators to manage remote systems seamlessly.

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Tunneling WinRM via SSH with PSRP

Introduction Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is a powerful tool that allows you to manage Windows-based systems remotely.

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Run Windows 11 Client ARM64 Insider Preview in Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3) with VMware Fusion

Introduction ARM-based processors have transformed the computing landscape, introducing greater efficiency and performance to various devices.

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Ansible for Windows - Bridging the Automation Divide!

Who This Guide Is For IT professionals and Windows system administrators looking to streamline their infrastructure management using Ansible.

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Backup With Robocopy on Windows - Ansible module win_robocopy

How to Backup With Robocopy on Windows with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Efficient File Backup with Rsync Using Ansible

How to backing up with rsync with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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Change Windows User Passwords with Ansible

How to change user passwords on Windows-like systems with Ansible? Password change is a mundane task that every System Administrator needs to perform regularly for your user base.

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Ansible troubleshooting - Unhandled exception while executing module win_user

Introduction Today we’re going to talk about Ansible troubleshooting, specifically about Ansible troubleshooting - Unhandled exception while executing module win_user.

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Remove a local user on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_user

How to Remove a local user on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Create Local User Accounts on Windows with Ansible Playbooks

How to Create a local user on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Remove a local group on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_group

How to Remove a local group on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Create Local Groups on Windows with Ansible Playbooks

How to Create a local group on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Add Windows Registry on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

How to Add Windows Registry key-value on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Remove Windows Registry path or key on Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_regedit

How to Remove Windows Registry key on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Check .NET Framework Version on Windows with Ansible

How to Check the .NET Framework version on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Rolling Update Windows-like systems - Ansible module win_updates

How to perform Rolling Update with Ansible on Windows-like systems? Every System Administrator knows how important is to maintain an up-to-date fleet in a consistent state.

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Create Directories in Windows Systems Using Ansible

How to create a directory in Windows-like systems with Ansible? I’m going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code.

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How to Check If a Directory Exists on Windows-like Systems with Ansible

How to check if a directory/folder exists on Windows-like systems with Ansible?

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Configuring Windows Hosts for Ansible: Step-by-Step Guide

How to configure a Windows Host for Ansible? I’ll show you step by step on a freshly installed machine how to configure a “basic” authentication, use a Local Accounts for authentication and successfully execute a simple “win_ping” Ansible Playbook.

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