WMIC – A Hidden Gem

Often times I find myself applying “developer-type” solutions to IT administrator problems.  Naturally I was excited as PowerShell a.k.a Monad a.k.a Poshwas gaining notoriety.  I had visions of a tool that would let me peek into services, filesystems, performance counters, etc. for all of my servers including database, application, web, etc.  Much to my dismay, [...]

TeamCity – A Better CCNet?

I have heard some buzz about a product from JetBrains called TeamCity.  Some very influential technologists such as Roy Osherove seem to like the capabilities, so it is definitely worth a look.  This looks like a good competitor to CruiseControl.NET, so I think I am going to give it a spin.  I’ll update the blog [...]