Backup or Copy Windows Server 2008 Configuration

In Windows Server 2008 there is a backup tool called Windows Server Backup which however creates huge backup files. I prefer to use a simple command/batch file that copies everything I want to backup, zips it and then uploads it to Amazon S3 (aka “the cloud”) I have not been able to find a simple way to… Continue reading Backup or Copy Windows Server 2008 Configuration

Automate update of web.config with Microsoft Powershell

I have an ASP.NET web site project that I use for 5-10 web sites. Each has its own directory, setup in IIS and MySQL database, ie they work as independent web sites, only the code base is the same. For updates I have a setup with one Windows command file to copy out any file… Continue reading Automate update of web.config with Microsoft Powershell