Pushing PowerShell’s Perceived Purpose with James Brundage

In this episode, we explore different ways that the upper-bound limits of PowerShell have been pushed. We get to hear from one of the most advanced PowerShellers that we’ve met yet. He shares insight into what it was like working on the PowerShell team and how PowerShell has grown massively over time. James has been advocating for PowerShell for a long time, and he shares some details about leading the first internal PowerShell group at Microsoft and some things that came from it. We also learn about some of the awesome projects James has worked on, from RegeX, UIs, formatting, Git, and markdown. James shares details about his latest project, an extensible transpiler, PipeScript.  

Passion + PowerShell = Profit with David Hall

In this episode, we cover a lot of ground. We cover how PowerShell has helped our careers, from the beginning roots to the current day. David covers how he got his start, the challenges he faced along the way, and how each opportunity to teach came up. We explore the origins of PSAffirmations and the role that affirmations had when dealing with Imposter Syndrome. Security is David’s specialty, so we spent some time picking David’s brain about the current state of security and where attention is needed. We discuss whether passion can be taught or if it already must be there. Last, Jordan lets slip that he hates Christmas.  

Oh the Places you will go… with PowerShell – Mike F. Robbins

In this episode, we get to hear the journey of someone who was a Microsoft MVP that ended up turning in their MVP and joining the mothership. Mike details his journey and shares some of the secrets to his success, including the importance of blogging, having a personal brand, and more. 

Guest Bio and links:

Mike F. Robbins is the Lead writer for Azure PowerShell at Microsoft. He is a regular speaker at PowerShell conferences and has an active blog, which is successful enough to make him a 6 time MVP. He is an Author, Editor of the PowerShell Conference Book: Volume 1, and an overall swell guy. 

Developing PowerShell Tools with Adam Driscoll

We talked about Adam’s journey into PowerShell, how he started creating tools for PowerShell, and how his experience as a developer. He shared insights into the challenges of growing a business while developing new features and how he manages all the tasks on his plate. We also learn more about his personal life, including his numerous travel mishaps, Iron Man competitions, and even building your own cryptocurrency. We covered all that and much, much more. 

Using PowerShell for Incident Response with Fernando Tomlinson

In this episode, we get to hear the perspective of someone who has been in the trenches of Incident Response. Fernando shared his experiences and methods for leveraging PowerShell during incidents. We talk about how the general perception of PowerShell Security has changed over the years and how PowerShell is now being publicly embraced by security organizations. Fernando told us about dealing with obfuscation and some of the most annoying techniques that he’s encountered.  All this and more is covered in this episode jam-packed with security goodness. 

A conversation that will !slap you with Jaap Brasser

In this episode, Jaap tells us how he got into speaking at conferences. We talk about examples of how his support has helped people on their own speaking journey. We discuss a few of the recent talks he has given, from abstracting code to bettering your home automation. We get to discuss his Microsoft MVP being renewed a few hours before we recorded. Last, and probably most important, we learned that he submitted the slap with a fish function into Poshbot. A function that gets extensive use in our office. 

Streamlining Learning with Josh Duffney

In this episode, we talk about how unique your career path can be, how common it is to end up doing things you never imagined, and how PowerShell plays a role in getting you there. Josh talks about streamlining his day-to-day life to maximize his ability to learn new things. We talk about leaving your work on a high note and how leaving linkage can help you get to a cleaner start when you return to a project.

Repositories with Adil Leghari: Do not take orally

Episode Summary:

In this episode, we learned all about repositories and how to use them in a PowerShell context. We briefly discussed the challenges of working from Home. We learned how Adil got started in the PowerShell community including getting involved in the PowerShell Slack/Discord, attending PowerShell Summit, and even stepping up and helping put on an event: BridgeConf. Adil convinces Jordan to submit to speak at Summit 2023, and Jordan agrees. The crowd goes wild! We tried to capture the code that we ran on this episode in a transcript file, which can be found below. 

Securing and Setting up Microsoft Sentinel with Sabrina Kay

This episode taught us about Microsoft Sentinel, a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and SOAR (Security, Orchestration, Automation, and Response) product. Security is a constantly changing landscape, and Sabrina gives some tips on a successful test/deployment of Microsoft Sentinel to that you can get robots (AI) to help you think! Then we discuss Sabrina’s journey through IT, and how she ended up as a consultant standing up security AI, we learn that Jordan does speak a second language after all. Not to spoil it, but it is food.  

Just The Two of Us

After 5,000 downloads, Andrew and Jordan stop to say thank you for all of the support from the community. We also cover some of the very nice messages we have received and have a special community highlight for Drew McClellan. Then we cover some file system management information and discover that one of us is a little too attached to default settings. Finally, Jordan gets downright giddy to learn something new about PowerShell providers.