Perched above the historic Waternish Peninsula, the Ben Geary trig point offers sweeping views over Clan MacLeod territory. Our route follows modern utility tracks, but steps back into the 16th century at the Blacksmith's Hill Memorial Cairn, a powerful reminder of the fierce feuds fought here again

Microsoft are retiring Single URL Ping Test in September and your costs are likely to skyrocket if you're not careful. I'll cover why this will happen and how to avoid it. #Azure #MVP #ServiceRetirement #Cloud

Historical ties, Viking heritage, and unique rock formations What could be better for a wander through the hills of Skye! #trigpoint

A really cool walk up Beinn Edra, one of the many great peaks found on the Trotternish Ridge

Want to start automating your environment or just want a clearer idea how to authenticate with Microsoft Graph? Then this is the post for you! Today I'm covering exactly how to authenticate with the Graph API and why you may want to use each type of authentication. #Azure #MVP #PowerShell

Struggling with Azure Resource Group sprawl? Learn how to quickly identify and export empty RGs using PowerShell to clean up your cloud environment and reduce overhead. #Azure #PowerShell #CloudGovernance #AzureCleanup #DevOps #SysAdmin #CloudOps #MicrosoftAzure #MVP

Healaval Beg Trig Point (Orbost) – One of the two Macleods Tables Altitude 1601 Feet Trail Conditions Gravel track followed by moorland Difficulty Low Experience 8/10 Est. Time 3-4 hours Distance 5-6 Miles Starting Location Orbost Farm Car Park History of the Local Area Healabhal Bheag which is…

I often have to convert various file types to .webp for web use and it's always a bit of a pain to do. So I've created a basic Linux right-click menu extension to do just that. Now it's effortless! All code in the linked post! #Linux #SysAdmin #Automation #LinuxTips

I recently conquered the Trig Point found on Beinn na Bhreaghad, near the Fairy Pools on Skye. A great walk with stunning views of the cuillins and the last great clan battle on Skye. #TrigPoints #Skye #Hillwalking #Nature

Need to clone secrets between Key Vaults in different subscriptions or tenants without downtime? Microsoft doesn’t make this easy. I built a PowerShell script that can migrate Secrets cross-subscription & tenant, whilst preserving as much metadata as possible. #Azure #PowerShell #DevOps

Visited one of the most iconic landmarks on Skye recently - the Old Man of Storr! Definitely one of the most rewarding hikes I've completed recently and well worth a visit. #IsleOfSkye #OldManOfStorr #Hiking #TrigPoints

Did you know you can control Music on Linux with a simple keyboard shortcut? 🎧 Learn how to use playerctl to add global media controls in just a few steps. #Linux#YouTubeMusic #playerctl #SysAdminTips #LinuxProductivity #OpenSourceTools #KeyboardShortcuts #TechBlog

Quiet hill, big views. Park at Moll, follow the track by the river, then climb through Coire Mòr’s ancient lazy beds to reach Meall a' Mhaoil. Trig Point and stunning views of Scalpay + the Cuillins await. #IsleOfSkye #SkyeHiking #Hillwalking #HiddenScotland #GetOutside #TrigPointHunt

Ever needed to audit or migrate Azure App Configuration data? I just documented a clean PowerShell script to export the key-values into a CSV. Useful for compliance, debugging, and automation. #Azure #PowerShell

Climb to the Trig Point above Brothers Point and soak in some of Skye’s finest coastal views. A perfect spot for a picnic with ancient history and dinosaur footprints just a short walk away. #IsleOfSkye #BrothersPoint #ScotlandWalks #TrigPointViews #HikingSkye

Many people think stopping an Azure VM is enough to save money but you should be deallocating! If you're managing VMs, here’s why deallocating them matters for cutting costs fast. #Azure #CloudComputing #SysAdmin #AzureVM #AzureTips #ITPros

A Trig Point walk to the wind farm and beyond.

So by deallocating my VM in #azure instead of just shutting it down, my expenses for the last 24 hours are 1.5 krona ($0,15). Normal operating cost can be as "high" as 7 kr ($0,7) per 24 hours so if you run a hobby VM there it pays to stop and deallocate your VMs. Probably easy to forget […]

You know that feeling when you find out a critical #Azure service you're using is being retired next week, and nobody told you? Yeah, let's not do that again. Look no further than the Services Retirement Workbook, a small but mighty tool that every #cloud admin should be familiar with.

It's important to be able to easily and accurately identify #Azure Function Apps running on unsupported runtimes, I've made this as easy as possible using PowerShell. Come check it out!

Ben Tianavaig (Camustianavaig) – Skye at it’s Best Altitude 1354 Feet Trail Conditions Well-established foot trails Difficulty Low Experience 10/10 Est. Time 2-4 hours Distance 4-5 Miles Starting Location Tianavaig Bay Car Park - Camustianavaig History of the Local Area Camustianavaig is a small…

Another day, another #TrigPoint walk. This time visiting Beinn Bhreac near the world-famous Coral Beach!

Save Cash & Increase Performance – Legacy Azure Web App Pricing Plans As Azure evolves, so does its pricing models, often leaving legacy pricing plans in place for existing customers. While these older plans may still function, they can result in unnecessary costs and limit access to newer, more…

This walk actually took place near the end of last year. This time I found myself climbing Suidh' a' Mhinn "Seat of the Gentle" near Kilmuir on one of the last sunny days of the year. #Skye #TrigPoints #Hiking

Although static IP's are cheap these days, they don't come as standard on home networks, which leaves us needing a solution for dynamically mapping a hostname to our ever-changing home IP. In this article I'll show a really simple way to handle this and it's completely free!

IT is all good and fun, but a little balance is important. Today I took a stroll up to my latest Trig Point, Meall An Fhuarain can be found a little south of Portree on the Isle of Skye and provides some stunning vista's of the Cuillin Hills! #TrigPoints #Nature #NotJustIT #IsleOfSkye

Simplify your #Azure #PIM role management, with this handy PIM Role Activation Reporting script!

Simplify your PIM role management, with this handy PIM Role Activiation Reporting script!

Azure DevOps – Failed to delete. Force push permission is required to delete branches I've recently been tidying up some of my personal project code repositories in Azure DevOps, treating them like professional environments where possible to get myself into some better habits. Part of this is…

With Microsoft recommending that any new projects migrate from the old appinsights Node.JS module to @azure/monitor-opentelemetry I figured I’d bite the bullet and upgrade one of my own projects and share the results. #Azure #AppInsights #NodeJS #OpenTelemetry

Well it's been a long road, but I'm absolutely made up at being awarded a Microsoft #MVP award for Microsoft #Azure, and specifically the #PowerShell Technology Area.

🚨New Microsoft MVP Alert🚨 Shaun Wilkinson Award Category: Microsoft Azure Technology Area: PowerShell Country: United Kingdom

My little project, RoleSense, keeps getting better, and I’m thrilled to share the latest updates! RoleSense now analyzes Eligible PIM Assignments in Entra ID, pinpointing unused assignments! 👉 Service principal assignments? Now completely free! #EntraId #Azure #AccessControl #IdentityManagement

Want to really optimise every inch of your 💰Azure costs💰? Look no further than The Azure Orphaned Resources Workbook! A open-source Azure Workbook that I've covered in my latest blog post. sysadmin-central.com/2025/01/20/t... #Azure #FinOps #Optimisation #Cloud #Microsoft

While it's still a work in progress and far from Production-ready, my RoleSense tool continues to evolve! 🎉 The latest addition? A feature that analyzes a set of required actions and identifies the minimum role needed to get the job done. 💡 rolesense.org #AccessControl #Cybersecurity #Azure

#ProtonMail is dead, technically this is the most secure that I've ever felt 😂

#Microsoft #Azure Can we please get timed removals of resource locks? Some way to quickly and easily remove a lock on a timed basis so that I can make a change and be safe in the knowledge that no resource shall go unprotected after the fact?

So I'm a bit late to the party on posting this, but figured I'd take an actual holiday this year! Here's 12 of the best free #Azure resources to play about with this year!

Absolutely brilliant writeup of how to save costs for Bastion in an automated fashion! #Azure

I swear I've had to redo every manually assigned role today, Thanks #Microsoft for setting "Eligible" as the default role assignment type!

#Azure folks, do you have any particular pain points when it comes to Azure #CostOptimisation? I'd love to write content to help where I can!

🔒 Safeguard your Azure secrets, keys, and certificates! Learn why Soft-Delete & Purge Protection are must-haves for your Azure Key Vaults and how to enable them efficiently. 🚀 #Azure #KeyVault #CloudSecurity #AzureTips

I feel privileged every time I have the chance to panel and talk to students undergoing their own #GraduateApprenticeships. Massive thanks to the Engineering Development Trust and the many students who took the time to ask questions and listen to our answers today. #Learning #Mentorship

This Christmas, join the Festive Tech Calendar and support Bostson Cancer Charity! 🎄 I’ve written a fun blog about Santa's digitalization journey - securely transferring wish lists to the cloud. Which Azure service do you think he picked? 🎅 Donations welcome!

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I'm working on a personal project to make auditing #Azure Role Assignments as easy as possible and I'd love some constructive feedback. Please get in touch if you'd like a few free user licences! rolesense.org #AccessControl #Auditing #Compliance

@thedavecarroll.com Hey Dave, I've love to be included in your PowerShell starter list if you think my content might suit it?

@imranrashid.bsky.social I'd love to be included in your Microsoft Azure starter list if you'll have me?

I'd love to connect to more people, be sure to follow me if you want to learn more or just to chat about any of the following! • Azure & Entra ID • Cloud Cost Optimisation • Azure DevOps • PowerShell #Azure #CloudSecurity #AzureAdmins #CostOptimization #EntraID

🔐 Simplify Azure Security! Ever wondered how to easily export a role assignments report in Azure? This post shows you how to get insights for compliance, access management, and security optimization in just a few steps. #Azure #CloudSecurity #ITGovernance #CyberSecurity #AzureAdmins #Compliance