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Distilling Microsoft's DSC Update (Jan 2018)
This past Friday, Microsoft posted a DSC Update that’s worth your attention - and some commentary.
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PowerShell Summit Registration Status
A quick update - all numbers as of 23-January-2018, 12:23pm Pacific time. 91 seats remaining. We are on track to sell out in approximately 45 days. Unlike previous years where we’ve scrounged some spare seats at the last minute, **please don’t expect that this year, **as I think I’ve gotten better at math and have not been rounding as much. Hotel situation: Marriott, we have 6 rooms left. This is our “official” hotel, with the largest number of Summiteers on site.
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Can We Talk About PowerShell Core 6.0?
Microsoft recently announced the General Availability (that is, a non-beta release) of PowerShell Core 6.0. A companion document detailing breaking changes, along with some of the language in the announcement, has led to more than a few inquiries in my mailbox. Most take the tone of, “have I been wasting my time learning PowerShell?!?!?” because, at first glance, PowerShell Core looks deeply less functional than its predecessor. Let me tell you what I think.
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PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2018 Scholarship Recipient
Congratulations to Andrew Pla, winner of our PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2018 scholarship. Andrew submitted a stellar application to our review panel, and perfectly fit our profile for someone who’s just peeking out of the “beginner” realm, and who’s demonstrably used PowerShell to help bootstrap their IT career. If you’re attending Summit, be sure to keep an eye out for Andrew and say hi!
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The Future of PowerShell's Desired State Configuration
Microsoft recently published a “Future of DSC” post that I thought deserved some independent commentary.
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About Us
PowerShell.org is an activity of The DevOps Collective, Inc., a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. We have no legal owners; by definition, we are owned by the US public. As a charity, it is a violation of US law for any individual or entity to gain a financial benefit (e.g., a profit) from the organization. Thus, we do not have shareholders or other owners. Our Mission We have two broad goals within the PowerShell and DevOps community:
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PowerShell Team Day at IT Transformation Event
At the upcoming “IT Transformation” event in Orlando this month (still time left to register!), members of the PowerShell team will be leading a full-day workshop that’s pretty much a don’t-miss (and no, it isn’t being recorded). Here’s the schedule: Time Speaker Title 09:00am-10:00am Jeffrey Snover Observations on Modern IT Practices and Organization Culture 10:00am-10:15am break 10:15am-12:00pm Michael Greene The Release Pipeline Model 12:00pm-01:00pm lunch 01:00pm-02:45pm Michael Greene Instructor Led Hands-On Lab: Constructing a pipeline for PowerShell Modules using Visual Studio Team Services.
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Announcing the PowerShell Saturday Booster Program
We’re pleased to announce general availability of our PowerShell Saturday Booster Program, as announced at PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2017. The goal of this program is to help enthusiasts build sustainable one-day, small-format technical events worldwide. We can provide organizing advice and assistance, help managing finances, and so on. Full details at https://github.com/devops-collective-inc/powershell-saturday/wiki.
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Serve on the Board of PowerShell.org!
The DevOps Collective (the nonprofit that owns PowerShell.org) is organized into two main governing bodies. Our Directors - myself, Christopher Gannon, Jason Helmick, Jeffery Hicks, Richard Siddaway, and Will Anderson - run the organization on a day-to-day. On Board, which we’re now forming, consists of stakeholders who help advise us on directions, priorities, and so on. We want our Board to be diverse, and include representation from industry as well as community.
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PowerShell Saturday Booster Program
As announced at PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2017, we’re preparing a “PowerShell Saturday Booster Program” to help launch and support local one-day events. Please visit https://github.com/devops-collective-inc/powershell-saturday/wiki to take a look at our draft materials, and use GitHub’s “Issues” feature to submit questions, suggestions for additional content, requests for clarification, and so on. We’ll continue to build this out, but want to make sure we’re doing so in a way that makes sense to the community.