Dan Stolts - PowerShell and DevOps Automation Lessons

Abstract:

Dan Stolts, ITProGuru has be spent years working and coding with PowerShell. Through the years he has amassed tons of tips and tricks to get the most out of PowerShell. In the last year he has been assisting large enterprise customers with implementing DevOps practices, deployment and onboarding to Azure. In this session he will share the scripts in his toolbox as well as tips for getting started, going deep and troubleshooting techniques. This is a must attend, mostly demo session. If you want to get started fast or learn to be more productive while writing scripts mark it on your calendar today. Dan’s examples will largely focus on DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, deployment, leveraging Azure, optimizing code for readability and eliminating stupid user syndrome from your script users. He does this by making his scripts user friendly and leverages GUI popups to collect information. Learn about automation, popups, logging, Azure access, Windows and Linux, and much, much more. Yes, all of his slides and scripts will be available for you to add to your toolbox.

Bio:

Short Bio: Dan Stolts “ITProGuru” is a technology expert who is a master of systems management and security. He is Chief Technology Strategist for Microsoft, owns several businesses and is a published author. Reach him on his primary blog http://itproguru.com (http://itproguru.com/) or twitter @ITProGuru. He is proficient in many datacenter technologies (Windows Server, System Center, Virtualization, Cloud, Etc) and holds many certifications including MCT, MCITP, MCSE, TS, etc. Dan is currently specializing in system management, virtualization and cloud technologies. Dan is and has been a very active member of the user group community. Dan is an enthusiastic advocate of technology and is passionate about helping others. See more at: http://itproguru.com/about