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Steven Murawski
PowerShell for Admins

Configuring a Desired State Configuration Client

Once we have our pull server in place and we’re starting to create configurations, we need to set up our client nodes to be able to connect to the pull server and how we want the node to behave. The High Points Overview Configuring the Pull Server (REST version) Creating Configurations (one of …

Don Jones
PowerShell for Admins

Why Get-Content Ain't Yer Friend

Well, it isn’t your enemy, of course, but it’s definitely a tricky little beast. Get-Content is quickly becoming my nemesis, because it’s sucking a lot of PowerShell newcomers into its insidious little trap. Actually, the real problem is that most newcomers don’t really …

Don Jones
PowerShell for Admins

The Shell vs. The Host

One thing that’s often very confusing about PowerShell is the difference between the shell itself - what I’ll call the engine in this article - and the application that hosts the engine. You see, you as a human being can’t really interact directly with PowerShell’s engine. …

Don Jones
PowerShell Summit

More Summit Speaker Names Leaked

So, I got hold of one of the Summit planning spreadsheets and have the list of speaker names. Now, these folks haven’t yet confirmed, so there are obviously possible changes, but here’s who’ll be invited based on their proposals: Augh, they caught me! The complete session list …

Don Jones
PowerShell Summit

Did you attend the 2013 PowerShell Summit?

I’m looking to hear from folks who attended the PowerShell Summit North America 2013. Specifically, I’d love to hear what you thought of it. What value did you get? If someone were considering attending in 2014, what advice would you offer them? How should they approach the boss? What …

Don Jones
Training

Questions about an Advanced PowerShell Class Design

As we continue collecting responses to an outline survey about an Advanced PowerShell class, I’ve come up with a couple of questions and would appreciate any feedback you’d care to leave here. Keep in mind that we’re a bit bound by this course being Microsoft Official Curriculum. I …