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James Petty

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The Power of Shell Compels You

In the first-ever episode, we break down who the hosts are and why we started this podcast. Getting that crap out of the way, we get to talk about PowerShell! We cover Kevin Marquette’s “Everything you want to know about” series, focusing on psobjects that we both have used to help our writing. We take a look at the module PsWordle and discover Jordan accidentally learned something. Josh King announced he has done a preview release of Burnt Toast and is looking for people to help him test, as well as join in the discussion on what could be next.

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2022 PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit Covid Survey

Greetings PowerShell Folks – As we approach a new year and a new Summit, we wanted to include you, the community, to help us understand what steps we can take to make our event a safe, including, welcoming, and enjoyable environment for all Summitteers. Please know that we will adhere to all state and local mandates in place at the time of the event, whatever this may encompass. What we are asking is what *additional* steps you would like to see us take over and above those mandates.

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2022 IT OnRamp Scholarship Information & Application

The OnRamp Scholarship returns in 2022! We are currently looking for applicants for the PowerShell + DevOps Summit 2022 OnRamp Track Scholarship. TLDR: you can apply for the OnRamp Scholarship here! OnRamp is an educational track geared towards entry-level IT Pros. It offers a great opportunity to jump-start your PowerShell career while being taught by the best in the industry. It’s structured as a hands-on class, so your skills are put into practice right away.

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What makes a great submission for summit

The Call for Proposals(CFP) for the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2022 opens in a few weeks (1-November). We’ve heard a lot of questions – What topics are you looking for? I don’t know what to propose! and so on. Let’s cover some ways to find topics and hopefully spark some ideas! Add some spice First things first: We’re not going to come up with your topic! This bit has some solid advice on mixing things up:

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PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2022 Update

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=“Join us April 25-28, 2022 in Bellevue WA”][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“294674” img_size=“medium” alignment=“center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are pleased to announce the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit April 25-29, 2022, at the Marriott in Bellevue, WA. That’s right!! The Marriott will be the official hotel, and Summit will take place in the hotel conference center. Here are a few dates to keep in mind CFP Opens November 15, 2021 CFP Closes January 15, 2022 Selection and Notification January 15-20, 2022

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Automation Summit Going Virtual and New Date

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=“We are Going Virtual”][vc_column_text]We want to let everyone know the Automation + DevOps Summit team has decided that it is in the best interest for everyone to move the event to a 100% virtual platform. We were planning on a hybrid event, but with the rising Covid19 cases across the US, and especially TN, we felt this was the best decision for everyone.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=“15px”][vc_custom_heading text=“New Dates”][vc_column_text]The content team has also decided to move the event back two weeks.

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new-calendar

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So you want to start a User Group

But where do you begin? I’ve blogged about this from the reversed perspective on my own blog about finding user groups with a small section about what you can do if your thinking about getting one off the ground which you can read at http://blog.kilasuit.org/2016/04/17/how-to-find-local-user-groups-events-my-experience/ and it was only natural to eventually blog from the other side too although this has come up a bit earlier than I had planned to but alas it gets it done As the Coordinator for the UK PowerShell User Groups I learned a few things the hard way with setting up a user group and here are just a few things that you will need to get sorted first which will hopefully help you on your way.

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Meet the Automation Summit team

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We would like to introduce you to the core team for the Automation + DevOps Summit which will be held November 1-3 at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville TN. More information will be posted as it becomes available.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Brad Wyatt Communications / Website [![Twitter](https://powershell.org/wp-content/plugins/team-members/inc/img/links/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/thelazyadministrator) Andrew Pla Content [![Twitter](https://powershell.org/wp-content/plugins/team-members/inc/img/links/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/AndrewPlaTech) Brandon Olin Content [![Twitter](https://powershell.org/wp-content/plugins/team-members/inc/img/links/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/devblackops) Bonnie Runimas Logistics [![Twitter](https://powershell.org/wp-content/plugins/team-members/inc/img/links/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/socavalier) James Petty CEO - The DevOps Collective Inc. [![Twitter](https://powershell.org/wp-content/plugins/team-members/inc/img/links/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/psjamesp) [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are always looking for dedicated volunteers to help make our events run as smoothly as possible.

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Live Shows – PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We will be producing live shows twice a day during Summit. The first show will be at 6:20 AM PDTand the second show will be at 3:00 PM PDT. The links will be available in the theater tab of the event. Make sure to add them to your agenda as well! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Did we mention there will be giveaways during each of these live shows?[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] April 27 - 6:20 AM PDT / 9:20 AM EDT Join the DevOps collective as we kick off the start of the PowerShell summit.