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Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #10--NEW DATE

get-powershellblog — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:11:00 GMT

**Last week's meeting had to be cancelled at the last minute. I'm going to retry this for this coming Thursday. Sorry for any inconvenience.** Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #10 Time: May 14th, 2009 at 8PM EST (New York time) Place...(read more)

PowerShell Terminology: Loosely integrated products

get-powershellblog — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:41:00 GMT

I recently started a small series of posts on PowerShell terminology . In this post, I will discuss what I like to call “loosely integrated products”. Briefly, I use this term when I talk about how different Microsoft server products implement...(read more)

Managing OpsMgr using a mobile phone: RoveIT Mobile Admin

get-powershellblog — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:29:00 GMT

RoveIT has a product called Mobile Admin that you can read about HERE . They are putting on a free webcast this coming April 29th at 11AM EDT. You can register for the webcast HERE . I’m looking forward to inviting RoveIT to my PowerShell user group...(read more)

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #10--UPDATED

get-powershellblog — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:04:00 GMT

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #10 Time: May 7th, 2009 at 8PM EST (New York time) Place: Online via Live Meeting 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------- To sign up: ---------------------------------------------...(read more)

New Book: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell

get-powershellblog — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:52:00 GMT

Wrox has a book on SQL Server 2008 and PowerShell HERE . The book is due June 2009. I just noticed that they have recently made the scripts from the book available for download. The zip file contains 1 .bat file and 107 .ps1 scripts. I’ve...(read more)

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group #10—NEW DATE

get-powershellblog — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:05:00 GMT

I recently announced my tenth meeting of my virtual PowerShell user group HERE . The original date was April 30th. I’m changing this to May 7th. I apologize for any inconveniences. I will post the updated information today....(read more)

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #10

get-powershellblog — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:15:00 GMT

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #10 Time: April 30th, 2009 at 8PM EST (New York time) Place: Online via Live Meeting 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------- To sign up: ------------------------------------------...(read more)

PowerShell Terminology: Common Engineering Criteria

get-powershellblog — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:26:00 GMT

I recently started a series on PowerShell terminology HERE . One thing I mentioned was Microsoft’s Common Engineering Criteria (CEC). You can read through Microsoft’s official web site HERE . From my understanding, CEC is a set of best practices...(read more)

PowerShell Terminology: PowerShell-enablers

get-powershellblog — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:53:00 GMT

I’m going to blog about a few terms I like to use when I talk about how PowerShell is supported in different Microsoft server applications. The terms I will introduce in are: PowerShell-enablers. Loosely integrated products. Tightly integrated products...(read more)

Book: System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed – 2nd edition

get-powershellblog — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:31:00 GMT

I just wanted to mention a book that I am writing for: System Center Operations Manager 2007 by Kerrie Meyler, Cameron Fuller, John Joyner and Andy Dominey. (The link and image are for the 1st edition.) A publication date has not been set yet, to...(read more)

Book: SQL Server 2008

get-powershellblog — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:58:00 GMT

I just wanted to mention a book that I contributed to last year: SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration by Ross Mistry. It was published this past January 2009. I contributed a chapter on using PoweShell with SQL Server 2008 where I cover...(read more)

User Group Connection (Moncton) Update

get-powershellblog — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:49:00 GMT

The user group meeting I’m helping to organize originally mentioned HERE is coming along very well. The room size allows a maximum of 60 attendees. As of about 2 weeks ago, the registration was at 53. I’m looking forward to meeting IT people from...(read more)

TechDays DAC Update

get-powershellblog — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:46:00 GMT

The previous post HERE mentions a free online Microsoft event where I did a 60 minute session on PowerShell-related developer topics. There is a link HERE to the Live Meeting recording of the event (the link should work). Hopefully developers new to PowerShell...(read more)

Free event: TechDays Defy All Challenges

get-powershellblog — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:46:00 GMT

On April 1st, 2009, Microsoft is putting on a free 24-hour virtual event called TechDays Defy All Challenges . This is a developer-focused event. I'm proud to be presenting "Scripting the .NET Framework using Windows PowerShell". I'm...(read more)

User Group Connection: The Future of the Microsoft Windows-based Platform - (Moncton)

get-powershellblog — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT

User Group Connection: The Future of the Microsoft Windows-based Platform - (Moncton) Date: April 21, 2009 6:30 PM - April 21, 2009 8:30 PM Atlantic Time (Canada) Welcome Time: 6:00 PM Location: Mapleton Rotary Pavilion 600 Mapleton Road Moncton New Brunswick...(read more)

Edmonton Microsoft User Group presentation

get-powershellblog — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:33:00 GMT

The Edmonton Microsoft User Group is meeting March 11th at 6.30PM MST (8.30PM EST). I will be doing a 90 minute PowerShell presentation remotely via Live Meeting. The user group has given me the permission to make this public, so anyone can listen in...(read more)

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group #9--UPDATE

get-powershellblog — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:12:00 GMT

Unfortunately, the video recording of my 9th PowerShell user group meeting held recently has been lost. My sincere apologies to everyone. Chad Miller has agreed to redo his presentation on his SQL Server PowerShell extensions, so I'll be working with...(read more)

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #9

get-powershellblog — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:49:00 GMT

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group Meeting #9 Time: February 19th, 2008 at 8PM EST (New York time) Place: Online via Live Meeting 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------- To sign up: ----------------------------------------...(read more)

PowerShell In Action--2nd Edition!

get-powershellblog — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:28:00 GMT

Check HERE ! Bruce is working on an update to his most excellent book on Windows PowerShell. It appears the book is due September 2009. The first edition is definitely seen as the most definite/technical guide currently available. I'm sure the 2nd...(read more)

Windows PowerShell Virtual User Group #8--VIDEOS

get-powershellblog — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT

NOTE: I apologize as it seems my microphone was a bit too close to my mouth and you can basically hear me breathe in the recording when I'm not muted. Here's the "time layout" (format is MM:SS or HH:MM:SS): -Intro (Marco) 5:25-11:40...(read more)