Last Call for Summit Lightning Demos

The CFP for Lightning demos will be closing 15 march at 11:59 Pacific Daylight Time

This year, the PowerShell + DevOps Summit will be a virtual event. Submissions to present a Lightning Demo are still open? The PowerShell community is looking for you! You Can Do It!

Lightning Demos are rapid-fire demonstrations of some sort of PowerShell use-case. They are geared towards speakers that aren’t prepared to give a full-length conference presentation but that have something they want to geek out about. Some details that were provided for the 2019 Summit can be found here.

Call for Authors and Editors

“I’m pleased to announce the Call for Editors and Call for Authors for the “Modern IT Automation with PowerShell” book.

This project is a new initiative to develop a textbook resource to connect the PowerShell community with Students and IT Professionals alike. While the previous projects (PowerShell Conference Book) rely on people to submit their own material, this project will depend on set course material to archive this book’s goal. Authors / Editors will be required to select which chapters you would be interested in writing/editing. Topics Include security, git, Regex, DevOps, and more! Contributors will have their names included in the book!

Summit Lightning Demos

This year, the PowerShell + DevOps Summit will be a virtual event. Submissions to present a Lightning Demo are still open? The PowerShell community is looking for you! You Can Do It!

Lightning Demos are rapid-fire demonstrations of some sort of PowerShell use-case. They are geared towards speakers that aren’t prepared to give a full-length conference presentation but that have something they want to geek out about. Some details that were provided for the 2019 Summit can be found here.

Website & Forum Updates

The migration is completed and we are happy to announce that the new forums are live and ready to go. If you had an existing powershell.org account you will need to reset your password. Once you have done that you can configure your logging with Twitter, Discord, GitHub, Microsoft 365, and Linkedin SSO options.

The new link is https://forums.powershell.org but we will put in a redirect for powershell.org/forums as well.

For instructions on how to do this, you can follow this post. https://forums.powershell.org/t/welcome-to-the-new-powershell-forums/7

The Return of the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The DevOps Collective INC is pleased to announce the return of the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit in April of 2021.

The 2021 event will be a little bit different than those in years past, as this event will be all virtual, hosted in late April 2021. We assure you that this will not be another multi-day webinar! We will do our best to make sure you have the best experience possible.
** What does that mean for attendees?

The PowerShell Podcast Poking Around Until Something Breaks (And Then Reporting It to Microsoft) with Morten Mynster

Andrew welcomes back Morten Mynster for a follow-up conversation that’s essentially a highlight reel of one Morten’s public journey over the past year. Morten shares updates on three PowerShell modules he’s released, including his standout LeastPrivilegedMSGraph module, and walks through a security issue he discovered and responsibly reported to Microsoft. Along the way, Andrew and Morten reflect on how putting your work out publicly can lead to unexpected career wins, how AI is reshaping the way people learn and write code, and why getting hands-on is still the best way to actually understand anything. Morten is also two weeks into a new job as a cybersecurity consultant, which came directly from his open-source work.

The PowerShell Podcast From School IT Intern to Systems Architect with Chris Thomas

K-12 IT veteran Chris Thomas joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his 26-year journey in educational technology, from a high school IT internship to becoming an Endpoint Cloud Systems Architect supporting multiple school districts in Michigan. Chris discusses how PowerShell helped him automate identity management, investigate network incidents, and streamline large-scale IT operations across complex school environments.
The conversation also dives into mentorship, Don Jones’ influence through Be the Master, the value of community involvement, and the mental health challenges IT professionals face. Chris shares practical lessons on automation, presenting at conferences, overcoming imposter syndrome, and how putting yourself out there can open doors throughout your career.

The PowerShell Podcast Start Small and Keep Building in PowerShell with Mason Moser

Security professional Mason Moser joins The PowerShell Podcast to share his journey from discovering PowerShell through Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches to building real-world automation tools in a security environment. Mason talks about how starting slowly, returning to PowerShell after a break, and consistently building small tools helped him gain confidence and deepen his skills.

The conversation also explores the value of community involvement, overcoming imposter syndrome, presenting technical topics publicly, and practical workflows for security and scripting. Mason discusses using Git with AI-assisted coding, building internal PowerShell tools for teams, and how small daily automation tasks can steadily build long-term PowerShell expertise.

The PowerShell Podcast Zero Trust and PowerShell in K12 with Jim Tyler

Returning guest and Microsoft MVP Jim Tyler joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk Zero Trust security, K–12 IT leadership, open-source tooling, and building technology that serves real-world needs. Jim shares how he uses PowerShell to proactively harden school environments, including his Ghost module for endpoint lockdown and his Chrome extension You Shall Not Pass for classroom device management.

Beyond security, the conversation dives into Jim’s assistive technology project TapSpeak, a free AAC communication app designed to help nonverbal students speak without financial barriers. From community leadership and public service to certifications and content creation, this episode explores how technical skills can scale far beyond scripts—and into meaningful impact.

The PowerShell Podcast PowerShell Tools for PKI and Secure Boot with Richard Hicks

Long-time Microsoft MVP and consultant Richard Hicks joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about ADCS security, PKI misconfigurations, and why PowerShell is a consultant’s ultimate force multiplier. Richard shares real-world stories from auditing enterprise certificate environments, explains how simple template mistakes can lead to full domain compromise, and walks through tools like Locksmith that help administrators quickly identify dangerous configurations.

The conversation also explores Richard’s open-source PowerShell work, including his widely downloaded Get-UEFICertificate script for Secure Boot certificate expiration issues and his new ADPrincipalCertificate module for cleaning up unnecessary certificates published in Active Directory. Along the way, Richard reflects on career growth, publishing, consulting, and why sharing knowledge openly has been one of the biggest drivers of his long-term success.