TechEd 2011 Powershell videos

There were some good Powershell related sessions at this year's TechEd conference.  Unfortunately, there seems to have been fewer than at TechEd 2010, which is odd considering the uptake in users that it has seen in the past year.  Some of the sessions from this year include:

Client

• Advanced Troubleshooting with Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)
• Windows PowerShell Remoting: Definitely NOT Just for Servers

Server

• Windows PowerShell for Beginners
• Advanced Automation Using Windows PowerShell 2.0
• Managing the Registry with Windows PowerShell 2.0
• Windows Server 2008 R2: Tips for Automating the Breadth of Your IT Environment
• Get Out of Dodge: Migrating to Windows Server 2008 R2 x64

You can watch the videos at the links above or download the slides/videos.   If you are already familiar with Powershell and you want a quick way to download TechEd Sessions automatically by using PowerShell, head on over to ScriptingGuys blog.

Good News Everyone!

I've been a fan of Powershell for over a year now and am getting used to the concepts of scripting, as I don't have much experience in that area. I've read a couple of the Powershell books, including Windows Powershell: Step by Step by Ed Wilson and have found that the easiest way for me to learn is to be hands on and use it in the real world. One thing that has inspired me to share the wealth of Powershell is TechEd 2010. Everyone that I talked to that had attended this most recent TechEd mentioned that Powershell has become a driving force of Microsoft.

While watching the TechEd 2010 videos posted online, one phrase that was being repeated multiple times was that Microsoft is planning to provide 100% functionality to Powershell and only 85% to the GUI. I see that as a challenge and an opportunity. And being a competitive person, I'll be taking advantage of both.

That being said, I want to say thanks to two of the people who have helped me in my journey so far, Ed Wilson and Dmitry Sotnikov. Their blogs are listed on my blogroll to the right.