Continuously entering connection details to cloud systems can quickly become boring. However, if you’re connecting to Azure and from a secure system, then there is an easier way.

Download and install Azure PowerShell from https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/articles/powershell-install-configure.

Use the following PowerShell command to sign in to Azure:

Get-AzurePublishSettingsFile

A web browser will open and ask you to authenticate. One you have it will download a settings file.

Save the settings file to your computer, and use the following command to import the file (substitute accordingly):

Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile mySettings.publishsettings

That should show something like:

Finally, verify you have successfully connected by viewing your Azure subscription:

Get-AzureSubscription