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Andrew Pla

PowerShell MVP, podcast host, and Community Director of PowerShell Summit

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Andrew Pla

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I’m a technical educator and community builder. I’m a Microsoft PowerShell MVP, podcast host, speaker, and Community Director of PowerShell Summit. I also work at PDQ alongside sysadmins and IT pros every day.

Community isn’t just what I do. It’s where I get my energy. I genuinely light up when I see someone land a new job, level up a skill, or show up to their first conference. I love sharing that passion with others.

Every week I host a live podcast and stream on YouTube covering PowerShell, automation, and the humans behind the keyboards.

If you’re on your IT journey and need someone in your corner, you’re in the right place. Find more at andrewpla.tech/links.

The PowerShell Podcast Learning PowerShell in 2026 with Tara
Podcast Episode 2 min

The PowerShell Podcast Learning PowerShell in 2026 with Tara

In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla is joined by Tara, a longtime IT professional who has officially started her PowerShell learning journey. Tara shares her honest experience transitioning from a GUI-first mindset to learning PowerShell fundamentals, including objects, verb-noun …

The PowerShell Podcast PowerShell Is Fun mkay with Harm Veenstra
Podcast Episode 2 min

The PowerShell Podcast PowerShell Is Fun mkay with Harm Veenstra

Microsoft MVP Harm Veenstra, creator of PowerShellIsFun.com, joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about productivity, consistency, and why PowerShell really is fun. Harm shares how blogging regularly helped accelerate his learning, improve his workflow, and deepen his connection to the community. He …

The PowerShell Podcast Owning Your Career and Your Time with Don Jones
Podcast Episode 2 min

The PowerShell Podcast Owning Your Career and Your Time with Don Jones

Recently retired PowerShell icon Don Jones joins The PowerShell Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on career ownership, community leadership, and building a life that aligns with what you actually value. Don reflects on the difference between your job and your career, why investing in yourself …

The PowerShell Podcast From SharePoint to Security with David Sass
Podcast Episode 2 min

The PowerShell Podcast From SharePoint to Security with David Sass

Newly minted Microsoft MVP David Sass joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about PowerShell notebooks, terminal tooling, and making automation approachable for teams that are hesitant to touch the console. David shares how he uses Jupyter/PowerShell notebooks as a practical “click-to-run” interface …

The PowerShell Podcast Reliability Through Planning with Matthew Gill
Podcast Episode 2 min

The PowerShell Podcast Reliability Through Planning with Matthew Gill

Matthew Gill joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about what it means to be a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and how SRE thinking changes the way you approach automation, reliability, and problem solving. Matthew and host Andrew Pla break down core concepts like SLAs, SLOs, and SLIs, and why …

The PowerShell Podcast Living in PowerShell with Jeff Hicks
Podcast Episode 2 min

The PowerShell Podcast Living in PowerShell with Jeff Hicks

PowerShell legend Jeff Hicks joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about what it really means to live in PowerShell every day. From running his entire workflow in the console to building highly polished terminal tools, Jeff shares how PowerShell can be used far beyond infrastructure management—to …