Tips and Tricks
Building Scalable Configurations With DSC
My Building Scalable Configurations with DSC talk from the PowerShell Summit is now online. Enjoy!
Articles
PowerShell articles, tutorials, and guides from community experts.
Tips and Tricks
Life and Times of a DSC Resource
My Life and Times of a DSC Resource talk from the PowerShell Summit is now online. Enjoy!
PowerShell for Admins
Installing PowerShell v5? Be a Little Careful, OK?
I’m getting a lot of questions from folks, via Twitter and other venues, regarding Windows Management Framework 5.0 - which is where PowerShell v5 comes from. It’s awesome that people are installing v5 and kicking the tires - however, please help spread the word: v5 is a preview. It …
Training
Attend a Beta "Advanced PowerShell" Class Live or Remote
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. …
Training
BETA PowerShell Lab Guide for Classes
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 …
PowerShell Summit
PowerShell Summit N.A. 2014 Session Videos!
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 - …
PowerShell for Admins
TechEd N.A. 2014 Session Recordings
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 …
PowerShell for Admins
Why Puppet vs. DSC Isn't Even a Thing
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 …
PowerShell for Admins
My TechEd 2014 "Patterns and Practices" Example Scripts
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 …
PhillyPoSH 05/01/2014 meeting summary and presentation materials
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 …