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Articles from April 2015
PowerShell.org Articles published in April 2015.
PowerShell for Admins
Why is Remoting Enabled by Default on Windows Server?
There was a brief and lively discussion on Twitter recently stemming from someone asking for advice on how to convince management to turn on Remoting. “Fire Management, if they have to ask” was apparently not an option, although it should have been. I mean, at this stage, you either know …
PowerShellTO's Next Meeting – May 6th, 2015
Join us on Wednesday, May 6th for our second Toronto PowerShell User’s Group meeting. This time you get to take the wheel! Send us some of your PowerShell related challenges and we’ll pick the top ones to work out in a group together! We’ll also be talking about some of the things learned at …
PowerShell for Admins
Management Information: The OMI/CIM/WMI/MI/DMTF Dictionary
Not too long ago, over on DonJones.com, I wrote an article that tried to explain some of the confusion between Microsoft’s World of Management Instrumentation - e.g., WMI, OMI, CIM, and a bunch of other acronyms. I glossed over some of the finer details, and this article is intended to provide …
Charlotte PowerShell User Group meeting for May
The Charlotte PowerShell User Group had a great meeting in late April with a special guest presenter, Lee Holmes. Due to this occurrence and scheduling conflicts for the month of May, our regularly scheduled meeting will not occur. Stay tuned for information about our next meeting which will occur …
PowerShell Summit
Observations from our PowerShell Summit VERIFIED EFFECTIVE Exam
We offered our first in-person, proctored VERIFIED EFFECTIVE exam at PowerShell Summit in April 2015, located in Charlotte, NC. While the exam is not intended as a diagnostic or learning tool, there are definitely some observations I can share from glancing through some of the submissions so far. …
PowerShell for Admins
Painlessly Get Data from PowerShell to Excel
Doug Finke has written an awesome article - complete with a module! - to help get data into Excel spreadsheets.
PowerShell Summit
PowerShell Summit – North America Launches!
The PowerShell community descended on Charlotte, North Carolina for the third annual PowerShell Summit - North America this week! Enthusiasts, MVPs, community leaders, and the PowerShell product team came to discuss the latest and greatest ongoings in the PowerShell world. The festivities kicked off …
PowerShell for Admins
Microsoft Publishes DSC Resource Kit in GitHub
When Microsoft first released the DSC Resource Kit (in Wave 10 as of this writing), they opened the door to community contributions. Our own PowerShell.org GitHub repo consists partly of DSC resource that used Microsoft’s code as a baseline, and then corrected problems or expanded …
Announcements
PowerShell Summit Europe VENUE CHANGE
We’re announcing a venue change for PowerShell Summit Europe 2015. Although we’re very appreciative to Microsoft for offering the use of their office in Kista, our registration velocity warrants a larger venue, and gives us the opportunity for a more central location. Dates are not …