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Graph Api, Batch Like You Mean It

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:01:42 +0000

We’ve all been there. You open the fridge, grab the milk, walk back to your desk, realize you also need juice, walk back to the fridge, grab the juice, sit down again - and then remember the eggs. It’s exhausting, and it’s exactly what most Graph API scripts do under the hood.

This post is about breaking that habit.

The One-Item Shopping Trip Problem

Imagine you need to check the license status of 50 users in your tenant. The naive approach looks something like this:

idPowerToys Conditional Access Documenter - Manual generation Helper

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

When it comes to auditing conditional access policies, the IdPowerToys’ Conditional Access Documenter is a powerful tool. However, the app-consent requirement often hinders its usability by presenting reports filled with GUIDs instead of user-friendly display names. In this blog post, I’ll introduce you to idPowerToysCaDocumentHelper.ps1, a versatile PowerShell script that resolves this issue. Join me as we explore how this script enhances the Conditional Access Documenter, making your auditing process more efficient and intuitive.

New (diagrams.net) diagram

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Who likes to document? And who likes to keep theses documents updated?

Maybe not me, but sometimes documenting is necessary. So why not automate it?

New-Chunks

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Small function for splitting an array or hashtable into smaller chunks.

About a Pwsh Geek

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Are there some tasks that you can’t solve with a PowerShell script?

Sure, absolutely no doubt about it. But if I rephrase the question and narrow it down to administer “cloud” or “Windows-systems” the question gets a little more interesting, and yes you could argue that it’s not always the right answer.

But my belief is that there is still a lot of space left where automating is the right answer, and maybe PowerShell is the right tool more often than not?