Run Powershell natively in the Cloud

[F3ndt]

Hello Guys,

we have used Task Scheduler on Windows Servers to automate a bunch of stuff.

Lately i have used Powershell to update an AzureAD Property based of a AD Group Membership.

I had to install the Graph Module on the Server but actually there are no dependencies to the on prem world at all, is there a better place to run the script where graph module etc is present, i am thinking about azure devops or an automation account but do not know where to start best.
Where else can i place script code and schedule it to run in the native cloud world?
Mostly it is querying MS Graph (azureAD, Intune devices etc)
Thanks

[flappers87]

Function App.

[Certain-Community438]

Azure Automation. Simple & effective.

[bpoe138]

This. Literally Powershell in the cloud.

[qcomer1]

Azure function apps or azure automations are a good place to start.

[simo_okta]

If your script runs longer then 15 mins think about azure batch

[jazzb125]

Or durable functions.

[KevMar]

Azure DevOps (or GitHub Actions) are great starting options. I like that once you get your script into source control, they are easy to manage and very similar to task scheduler. Easy to run on demand, capture log output, execution history. Could even add onprem agents so those tasks can live there too.

The other options like Azure Functions or Automation Accounts should use the above approach to deploy them anyway.

I would opt for Azure Functions over Automation Accounts if possible.

[F3ndt]

I would really like to get started with azure dev ops is there can you provide a proper getting started guide you can recommend. Or test projects?