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As you may know, I helped developing the forthcoming Microsoft Official Courseware 10962A class, “Advanced Windows PowerShell.” It’s a 3-day class that includes an overview of DSC, a full day of scripting and toolmaking, a Workflow overview, error handling and debugging, and more. …
I’ve been working on a new lab guide for my classes, and thought I’d share an early version. Note that this may become unavailable at any point; the final version will go on MoreLunches.com, as the lab guide corresponds largely with Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches and …
Aaron Hoover was kind enough to webcam the Summit sessions he attended, and he’s posted the videos on YouTube. URLs, from Aaron’s channel, are below. Just Enough Admin - Security in a Post-Snowden World - Jeffrey Snover - PowerShell Summit 2014 Windows System Internals with PowerShell - …
There’s some great PowerShell content now online for your viewing pleasure. Jeffrey Snover and I had a blast doing “Windows PowerShell Unplugged,” and I reviewed some best PowerShell practices (and hopefully provided a little inspiration for your career) in “Windows …
After all the DSC-related excitement this week, there have been a few online and Twitter-based discussions including Chef, Puppet, and similar solutions. Many of these discussions start off with a tone I suppose I should be used to: fanboy dissing. “Puppet already does this and is …
I’ll be using these examples in my TechEd 2014 session on PowerShell patterns and practices. They won’t make much sense, perhaps, until you see the session (live, or in the recordings - and I believe this session is one of the “Taste of TechEd” ones that will be …
Boe Prox gave a presentation entitled “Managing WSUS with Windows PowerShell”. During his talked Boe went over the various ways you can orchestrate WSUS using PowerShell. A copy of his presentation materials are available here. We then had a group discussion around: Lido Paglia and John Mello …
The PowerShell Summit is the number one place where PowerShell enthusiasts gather and learn from each other in fast-paced, knowledge packed presentations. Experts from all over the world including MVP’s, Guru’s, and PowerShell team members, join together for a few days to discuss and learn how to …
Our IndieGoGo Campaign is off to an amazing start, raising over $6,300 (including some offline donations) toward our ultimate $9,000 goal. So far, we’ve raised enough to ensure we can record two tracks of Summit content - enabling us to record speakers’ laptops and voice, and to post the …
We’re often asked if the PowerShell Summit sessions will be recorded or live-streamed. The answer, so far, has been “no,” because the equipment needed to do so gets expensive. But we’re willing to give it a go - with crowd funding. Check out our IndieGoGo campaign, where you …
