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• Richard Siddaway

PowerShell Workflow"“the complete series

The series of articles on PowerShell workflows that are appearing on the Scripting Guy blog is now complete. The articles in the series that have been published are: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/12/26/powershell-workflows-the-basics.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/02/powershell-workflows-restrictions.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/09/powershell-workflows-nesting.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/16/powershell-workflows-job-engine.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/23/powershell-workflows-restarting-the-computer.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/30/powershell-workflows-using-parameters.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/02/06/powershell-workflows-design-considerations.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/02/13/powershell-workflows-a-practical-example.aspx The series is complete for now but as workflow is such a new topic expect more on it in the future. Until then Enjoy!

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• Don Jones
PowerShell for Admins

Winter Scripting Camp: The Post Mortem

Ok, aftermath time. In Winter Scripting Camp I saw some very cool stuff, but I know folks want to learn from this event too, so I want to call out some stuff that I didn’t like so much, and explain why. I’m keeping these brief - if you’d like a longer explanation, hit me up in the PowerShell Q&A forum. BTW, none of the discussion below implies anything about the grade I awarded the entry.

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• Don Jones
PowerShell for Admins

Want to be VERIFIED EFFECTIVE for PowerShell? Here's what to expect.

We’re well into our beta for the VERIFIED EFFECTIVEâ„¢ Windows PowerShell 3.0 Toolmaker exam, and expect the program to go live in March or April of 2013. There’s a good bit of information on the program home page that you should review if you’re interested in getting verified. [As a note, once the program goes live, it’ll be available to anyone worldwide - although the exam will only be available in English for the foreseeable future; we don’t have the resources at this time to offer localized versions] I should point out first that we’re doing this program through my company, rather than directly through PowerShell.

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• Richard Siddaway

Scripting Games warm up

As a warm up for this years Scripting Games a two event Winter Scripting Camp has been organised. Details from https://powershell.org/games/

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• Don Jones
Announcements

VERIFIED EFFECTIVE PowerShell "certification" program now ready for beta

NOTE: As of 4th February, we’re full up for the beta. Check back later this year for the program launch. I’m ready to begin a formal beta test of the new VERIFIED EFFECTIVEâ„¢ examination program, which we’d previously referred to as “PowerShell Verified.” Participation in the beta will be free, and if you pass it “counts.” If you’re interested, please download the Program Guide before February 10th, 2013. You must agree to perform you examination on February 11th or 12th .

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• Don Jones
PowerShell for Admins

Winter Scripting Camp Opened to the Public

Everything’s been going pretty smoothly, so we’ve decided to open Winter Scripting Camp to everyone! Read everything below carefully for the best camping experience! Scripting Camp is a precursor to the Scripting Games, which will kick off in late April. During Camp, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in two events. We aren’t offering any prizes, but we will announce winners in the PowerShell.org blog, on Twitter, and so on. Camp is really a way for us to kick the tires on our new software platform.

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• Richard Siddaway

PowerShell and Active Directory recording

The recording, slides and demo script from yesterday"™s PowerShell and Active Directory session can be found here: https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=43cfa46a74cf3e96#cid=43CFA46A74CF3E96&id=43CFA46A74CF3E96%2140563

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• Richard Siddaway

PowerShell workflows"“now we are six

The sixth in the series of articles on PowerShell workflows that are appearing on the Scripting Guy blog has been published. The articles in the series that have been published are: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/12/26/powershell-workflows-the-basics.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/02/powershell-workflows-restrictions.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/09/powershell-workflows-nesting.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/16/powershell-workflows-job-engine.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/23/powershell-workflows-restarting-the-computer.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/01/30/powershell-workflows-using-parameters.aspx Look for the next article in one weeks time. Until then Enjoy!

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• Don Jones
PowerShell for Admins

The 2013 Winter Scripting Camp

We’ll be announcing Winter Scripting Camp the first week of February. This is a special invite-only event that will be open to subscribers of the PowerShell.org TechLetter. It will work just like the Scripting Games, but will feature only a couple of events and will not include any prizes. We will, however, announce the top scorers. Scripting Camp is primarily an opportunity for us to audition our new platform, to kick the tires, and make sure everything’s ready for the official Games, which will kick off in April at the PowerShell Summit 2013 North America.

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• Richard Siddaway

PowerShell and Active Directory"“reminder

Quick reminder for tomorrow"™s session from the UK PowerShell group. Details from: http://msmvps.com/blogs/richardsiddaway/archive/2013/01/16/uk-powershell-group-29-january-2013.aspx

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