Name: PowerShell Automation Magic ~ Dream Team
Start: 2026-01-28T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-28T16:00:00-05:00

**Duration**: 60 minutes
**Level**: Beginner

**Get ready to witness the power of the shell!**
Join Jess, Claudio, Rob, and Jordan as they pull back the curtain on some exciting PowerShell magic. Whether you're wrestling with repetitive tasks, drowning in manual processes, or just curious about what PowerShell can really do, this session will showcase real-world scenarios where automation transformed chaos into efficiency.
Walk away inspired with practical examples you can adapt, lessons learned from the trenches, and maybe—just maybe—a few tricks that'll make you the office automation hero.

**What will you see?**
PowerShell Universal, an amazing tool to create REST endpoints with PowerShell code to create a SQL Server inventory. A process to automatically source control your SQL Server instances’ configuration, and so much more.
Come and join us, bring your questions, and let’s put PowerShell to the test.

Taiob Ali

Julie Bloomquist

Surbhi Pokharna

Paresh Motiwala

Database Professionals Virtual Meetup Group

Azure Data Tech Groups

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Database Administrators

SQL Azure

Database Professionals

Microsoft Azure

Database Development

Data Management

Big Data

NoSQL

Data Science

Huang Disheng

Damien Wimbush

Dhananjay Ghole

Adwait Sathe

vasu

Vinay Are

David Weinstein

**Jordan Sassi**
SQL Server Database Administrator
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jordan is a 13-year DBA working primarily with Microsoft SQL Server. She is passionate about evangelizing high-quality, reliable, and scalable database solutions using cutting-edge tools and methodologies.
Most recently, Jordan was responsible for all managed SQL support contracts, database related projects, and MSSQL emergency response for a large MSP, and in August joined the Boston Beer Company.
Some of her other interests include video games, weightlifting, and creating art.

**Jess Pomfret**
Database engineer with a passion for automation.
Eastleigh, United Kingdom

Jess Pomfret is a Data Platform Engineer and a dual Microsoft MVP. She started working with SQL Server in 2011, and enjoys problem-solving and automating processes with PowerShell.
She also enjoys contributing to dbatools and dbachecks, two open source PowerShell modules that aid DBAs with automating the management of SQL Server instances. She has also contributed to the SqlServerDsc module, adding several new resources to use when configuring your SQL Servers.
She grew up in the South West of England and outside of her DBA life enjoys Crossfit, cycling and watching proper football.

**Cláudio Silva**
Data Platform Architect, T-SQL Performance Tuner, PowerShell Automator
Lisbon, Portugal

I work as a Data Platform Architect.
I love performance tuning and I'm also a PowerShell lover who automates any process that needs to be done more than a couple of times.
I'm a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and an active SQL Server and PowerShell community member. Also, I'm a contributor to open-source projects such as dbatools ([https://dbatools.io](https://dbatools.io/)) and dbachecks ([https://dbachecks.io](https://dbachecks.io/)).
I blog at [https://claudioessilva.eu](https://claudioessilva.eu/) .

**Rob Sewell**
Be-Whiskered Automator of Things
Exeter, United Kingdom

Rob was a SQL Server DBA with a passion for PowerShell, Azure, Automation, and SQL (PaaS geddit?). Now he just helps people make things. He is a Data Platform MVP and an Azure MVP, a PowerShell Conference Europe organiser, and maintainer of many open-source projects. He has spoken at and volunteered at many Data and PowerShell events all over the world. He is a proud supporter of the Data and PowerShell communities.
He relishes sharing and learning and can be found doing both via Twitter and his blog. He spends most of his time looking at a screen and loves to solve problems. He knows that looking at a screen so much is bad for him because his wife tells him so. Thus, he is often out riding his bike as his eyes are not good enough to play cricket any more.
He has a fabulous beard

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