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Episode 268 – PowerScripting Podcast – Paul Long from Microsoft on Message Analyzer

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Paul Long from Microsoft about Message Analyzer News [Visit the Scripting Guys booth](http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2014/05/04/weekend-scripter-find-the-scripting-guys-booth-at-teched-2014.aspx) at TechEd! PowerShell Security is the topic at the [Brisbane Infrastructure User’s Group on May 13th](http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/powershell-security-tickets-11551100653?aff=es2) The Florida PowerShell User Group is [meeting on May 15th](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/florida-powershell-user-group-monthly-meeting-may-2014-tickets-11511791077?aff=es2) [The Script Browser has been released](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2014/04/16/a-world-of-scripts-at-your-fingertips-introducing-script-browser.aspx) Interview Guest - Paul Long Links [Download Message Analzyer](http://www.

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Episode 267 – PowerScripting Podcast – Alan Renouf from VMware on PowerCLI

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Alan Renouf from VMware News [Iron Scripter Tournament](https://powershell.org/2014/04/22/iron-scripter-tournament-at-powershell-summit-north-america-2014/) at the PowerShell Summit Cisco UCS [Scripting Contest Update](http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/ciscoscripts-update-1/) [PhillyPoSH is meeting 5/1](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/phillyposh-may-1st-2014-tickets-11395392927?aff=es2&rank=1&sid=3b067128cadc11e3ae31123139104db1) The Singapore PowerShell User group is having a [PowerBreakfast on 5/3](http://www.eventbrite.sg/e/powerbreakfast-sg-01-tickets-10142282841?aff=es2&rank=2&sid=3b067128cadc11e3ae31123139104db1) [http://norcalposh.org](http://norcalposh.org) meeting 5/6 The [Chicago PowerShell User Group](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-powershell-user-group-kick-off-meeting-tickets-11253558697?aff=es2&rank=9) is meeting May 8th Interview Guest - Alan Renouf Links [PowerCLI Community](https://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/automationtools/powercli) [PowerCLI Blog](https://blogs.

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Episode 266 – PowerScripting Podcast – Matt Wrock from Microsoft on BoxStarter

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Matt Wrock about BoxStarter News The [Chicago PowerShell User Group](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-powershell-user-group-kick-off-meeting-tickets-11253558697?aff=es2&rank=9) is meeting May 8th Interview Guest - Matt Wrock Links [http://boxstarter.org/](http://boxstarter.org/) [http://chocolatey.org/](http://chocolatey.org/) [Nuget Package Explorer](http://npe.codeplex.com/) [http://www.myget.org/](http://www.myget.org/) [ProGet](http://inedo.com/proget/overview) [Matt interviewed on Runas Radio #355](http://runasradio.com/?nomobile=1&ShowNum=355) [Getting started with Boxstarter](http://boxstarter.org/WebLauncher) [http://boxstarter.org/package/nr/astley](http://boxstarter.org/package/nr/astley) Chatroom Highlights: [22:43:30] FWIW, my 2c: I think a “moderated” feed (where you just trust the core chocolatey team to review packages, instead of trusting all the authors) is the answer to “trust” – the idea being the core team says that yes, this module just downloads and installs “the real product” that it claims to.

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Episode 265 – PowerScripting Podcast – Narayanan Lakshmanan from the PowerShell Team on DSC

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Narayanan Lakshmanan from the PowerShell team about DSC News [https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/](https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/) The [PowerShell Portland User Group](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/powershell-portland-user-group-poshpug-tickets-7869547027?aff=es2&rank=5) is meeting April 15th The [Greater Milwaukee Script Club](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/greater-milwaukee-script-club-tickets-509330421?aff=es2&rank=6) is meeting on April 15th The [Tampa PowerShell User Group](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/tampa-powershell-user-group-tickets-1634714475?aff=es2&rank=7) is meeting on April 17th Interview Guest - Narayanan Lakshmanan Links [WMF5 Preview](http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2014/04/03/windows-management-framework-v5-preview.aspx) DSC Resource Kit [Wave 1](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/12/26/holiday-gift-desired-state-configuration-dsc-resource-kit-wave-1.aspx) - [Wave 2](http://blogs.

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Episode 264 – PowerScripting Podcast – Eric Williams and Jeff Foster on the Cisco UCS PowerTool

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Eric Williams and Jeff Foster about the Cisco UCS PowerTool News The [Windows Management Framework V5 Preview](http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2014/04/03/windows-management-framework-v5-preview.aspx) is out! You still have until April 14th to register for the [PowerShell Summit](https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/powershell-summit-north-america/) [Chicago PowerShell User Group](http://chitownpug.wordpress.com/) [https://twitter.com/pcgeek86/status/451828082694172672](https://twitter.com/pcgeek86/status/451828082694172672) Interview Guest - Eric Williams and Jeff Foster Links [UCS Communities](https://communities.cisco.com/ucs) [UCS Scripting Contest](https://communities.cisco.com/ucsscripting) From the chatroom:

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Episode 263 – PowerScripting Podcast – Bala Narasimhan from PernixData on FVP and PowerShell

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Bala Narasimhan from PernixData about FVP News New MVPs! [Teresa Wilson](http://scriptingwife.wordpress.com/) @ScriptingWife - [Jakub Jareš](http://jakubjares.com/) @nohwnd - [Trever Sullivan](http://trevorsullivan.net/) @pcgeek86 - [Dave Wyatt](http://davewyatt.wordpress.com/) @MSH_Dave - @guitarrapc_tech [http://tech.guitarrapc.com/](http://tech.guitarrapc.com/) [http://powershellgroup.org/node/429](http://powershellgroup.org/node/429) The PowerShell team as dropped [DSC Resource Kit Wave 3](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2014/03/28/dsc-resource-kit-wave-3.aspx)! [Charlotte PowerShell User’s group](https://powershell.org/event/charlotte-powershell-users-group-2/2014-04-03/) meets April 3rd [PhillyPoSH](https://powershell.org/event/phillyposh-april-3rd-2014/) meets April 3rd The [Virtual PowerShell User Group](https://powershell.

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Episode 262 – PowerScripting Podcast – Scott Muc on Testing with Pester

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Scott Muc about Pester News - [https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/](https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/) - Alan Renouf will be presenting at the [Norcal PowerShell user group](http://norcalposh.org) on 4/1 Interview Guest - Scott Muc Links - Pester on Github: [https://github.com/pester/Pester#pester](https://github.com/pester/Pester#pester) - [https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/boundaries](https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/boundaries) - [http://scottmuc.com/blog/development/powershell-bdd-testing-pester-screencast/](http://scottmuc.com/blog/development/powershell-bdd-testing-pester-screencast/) - [http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2014/03/12/get-started-with-pester-powershell-unit-testing-framework/](http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2014/03/12/get-started-with-pester-powershell-unit-testing-framework/) - [http://twitter.com/ScottMuc](http://twitter.com/ScottMuc) - [http://scottmuc.com](http://scottmuc.com) Chatroom Highlights: [22:49:25] I did one and it was hard ## When will it get a psd1?

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Episode 261 – PowerScripting Podcast – Nick Howell from NetApp on the Software Defined Datacenter

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen: **** In This Episode Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Nick Howell from NetApp about the software designed datacenter. News - [https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/](https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/) - The Portland PowerShell user group is [meeting on March 18th](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/powershell-portland-user-group-poshpug-tickets-7869547027?aff=es2&rank=5&sid=c212fac7a88b11e39b4112313b002034) - The Chicago Windows User Group is [meeting on March 20th](http://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-windows-user-group-cwug-march-meeting-tickets-10841935521?aff=es2&rank=9&sid=31fc59e8a88c11e3aa0c12313b002034) talking about PowerShell Workflow - March 21st is The [New York City Techstravaganza](http://www.techstravaganza.com/) Interview Guests - Nick Howell from Netapp Links - [https://communities.

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DSC: Must-Have or Just Nice-To-Have?

On a recent PowerScripting Podcast episode, I went off on a bit of a career-oriented rant, and amongst other things mentioned something to the effect of, “if you’re not learning DSC now, you’re screwed.” It hopefully goes without saying that my comment applies to folks working in environments that use Microsoft server products; obviously, in an all-Linux shop you’re pretty safe not knowing Microsoft’s technologies :). Some discussion on Twitter ensued, a place I hate for discussions because 140 characters leaves you enough room to be misunderstood and paraphrased, but not enough room to articulate your perspective.

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