1. Microsoft Public Cloud Services Automation Excellence Marcel Zehner | Cloud Believer Innovation Champion @ itnetX AG marcel.zehner@itnetx.ch @marcelzehner marcelzehner.ch

2. Microsoft Automation Solutions

3. PowerShell Scripts Workflows Desired State Configuration (DSC) System Center Orchestrator (SCORCH) Service Management Automation (SMA) The “new” Orchestrator Azure Automation (AA) SMA in the Microsoft Cloud Automation as a Service Overview

4. Look and feels like a PowerShell function Windows Workflow Foundation Workflow Compiled during runtime into an assembly and then executed Workflows use activities, not cmdlets No activity available? Use Inline Script-Activity Workflows can execute activities in parallel or in a sequence Workflow can persist state Workflows survive OS shutdowns and network issues Workflows can be suspended and resumed PowerShell Workflows

5. Demo

6. Microsoft Azure Automation

7. Automation as a Service Scalable, highly available automation platform Runbooks = PowerShell Scripts, Workflows, Graphical Runbook Nesting Assets = Store values outside runbooks Servernames Credentials Etc. Dashboard Azure Automation

8. Architecture

9. RunbooksRunbooks AssetsAssets Runbook Worker Runbook Jobs

10. Demo

11. Create re-usable runbooks Create re-usable runbooks or functions (in PoSh Modules) Use proper error handling (try, catch) Logging is key Use Write-Verbose, enables to activate verbose logging if needed Tag your runbooks Runbook Authoring Best Practices

12. Built by itnetx Central logging of all runbook executions Uses a SQL database Create reports (SSRS) Allows for complex troubleshooting Extended Logging Database

13. Microsoft Public Cloud Services Automation Excellence Marcel Zehner | Cloud Believer Innovation Champion @ itnetX AG marcel.zehner@itnetx.ch @marcelzehner marcelzehner.ch