Evotec is a small company based in Katowice, in the Silesia region of Poland. We specialize in providing our customers with professional services, outsourcing, and consulting in all IT-related topics.
To give you a glimpse into our technical ability, have a look at our latest blog posts. Daily, we deal with all kinds of different problems that require an innovative approach. Whether it touches legacy on-premise infrastructure or the latest technology, there's always a place where we can help.
Two years ago, I wrote a blog post on how you can compare two or more objects visually in PowerShell that works on Windows, Linux, or macOS. I've been using that for a while, but it had a specific flaw. Comparing more advanced objects that you often see (for example, returned by Graph API, two config files) wasn't working correctly, often throwing errors. The reason for this was that having nested hashtables arrays require more advanced logic. Today I've updated my module to use the ConvertTo-FlatObject function, which allows the Compare-MultipleObjects function to compare suitably more advanced objects hopefully. Of course, it should not throw errors anymore.
PowerShell language allows you to work and build complicated objects. There are multiple ways to save them, such as XML or JSON, but sometimes using them is impossible or inadequate. Sometimes you want to use HTML or CSV or any other single dimension output.
Two years ago, I wrote a PowerShell module called PSWinDocumentation.O365HealthService. The idea was simple – replicate Health Service data Microsoft offers in Office Portal so you can do with data whatever you want and display it however you like. I've written about it in this blog post. A few weeks back, someone reported that the module stopped working, and I've confirmed it indeed no longer works! Initially, I thought that maybe some data format changed, as it changed multiple times, or perhaps the date format was wrong again, but no. Microsoft has deprecated Office 365 Service Communications API reference and instead tells us that Service Health is now only available via Microsoft Graph API. Is it only me who didn't get the memo about this?
Today's story is about me making assumptions on how things work based on the method's name. As the blog post says, I want to focus on two similar methods – GetTempFileName() and GetRandomFileName(), when using PowerShell. Still, since those methods are .NET based, it applies to a whole range of other languages – C#, F#, VisualBasic, and all others that I've never used.
Microsoft Teams over the last few years have grown into an excellent and flexible tool for both small and big companies. Having the ability to chat with users, store files or have all sorts of data in one place makes it easy and functional. Of course, it has its fair share of issues, but it's getting better. One of the cool features of Microsoft Teams is being able to send notifications to Microsoft Teams Channels using WebHook Notifications. In the beginning, this feature was pretty limited, but after a few years, it got much better with support for Adaptive Cards, List Cards, Hero Cards, Thumbnail Cards, and Office 365 Connector Card.
Evotec's outsourcing department is specializing in helping out small and medium-sized businesses. However, we also work for large corporations on a contract basis. We strive to offer the best service for all topics related to IT. Our goal is to provide a complete set of IT services, so we offer our Clients a complete takeover of their existing infrastructure, including server management, desktop management, and network management. We solve all our Client problems on all possible levels, so our clients don't have to worry about anything and focus on their core business and not constantly worry about their IT infrastructure.
Evotec acts as your full IT department. Our Service Desk provides knowledgeable & friendly tech support for your employees. Our administrators support your servers from behind the scenes, and our managers are always there to support you with planning your IT needs. We reduce downtime, boost productivity and specialize in reducing IT budgets with our flat monthly rates. Evotec monitors, backups, repairs, and maintains your computers, servers, and network for total peace of mind.