The first PowerShell Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee was a success! The event had a good turnout with 65 attendees—14 traveling from other states—and 10 speakers covering a broad range of PowerShell topics. The event spanned two days of activities: a pre-conference session, and the speaker sessions. It was great to see attendees participating both […]
Category: UserGroup
SAPIEN Technologies at the Microsoft Business Intelligence User Group of South Florida
On the evening of Thursday, April 26th, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Microsoft Business Intelligence User Group of South Florida (MSBISF) at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. I greatly appreciate the enthusiasm of the attendees and their ongoing support for this user group. In the SQL Server on Azure presentation, I […]
SAPIEN Technologies Online at Chattanooga PowerShell User Group
I would like to extend a big “Thank You” to James Petty for the invitation to present online at the @ChattPSUG Tennessee MeetUp group on April 5th, where I had the pleasure to talk about What’s Cooking with PowerShell Core. This was a fresh new session just out of the oven showcasing different flavors of […]
Max Trinidad Named SAPIEN’s new Technology Evangelist
Napa, CA, August 22, 2017– Maximo Trinidad, nine year Microsoft PowerShell MVP and longtime expert on SAPIEN products, has been named the new Technology Evangelist for SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. Max will be assuming responsibility for SAPIEN’s social media communications, technical training programs, user group engagement, and forum technical support. “We are thrilled to have Max […]
Starting a PowerShell User Group: An interview with Gary Barnes
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to start a PowerShell user group? I did an interview with Gary Barnes, Software Development Engineer in Test, Portland, Oregon, who just started PDX PowerShell (@PDXPoShPUG), a PowerShell user group for Portland, OR, USA, and its suburbs, including Vancouver, WA. He has lots of great insights. […]
Using Prefixes to Prevent Command Name Collision
In January, I had the honor of presenting to the Mississippi PowerShell User Group (MSPSUG). I’ve known the organizers, Mike Robbins and Rohn Edwards for years, and truly respect them. The PSUG is online-only, which makes it a challenge for presenters, but they attract a very sophisticated audience, so my talks there are really conversations. […]
SAPIEN Loves User Groups
Need support for your technical user group? Contact me at usergroups@sapien.com. Many of us technical types are loners. We tend to be introverts. We prefer our own space. However, when you’re learning a completely new skill, like Windows PowerShell, it helps to collaborate. You can read a book and practice on your own. If you […]
PowerShell GUI Apps: Why think in events?
Always committed to starting the New Year right, I’m heading to Scottsdale, Arizona on Tuesday, January 5 at 5:30 PM to meet with the newly revived Arizona PowerShell User Group. We’ll meet at the Microsoft Store in Scottsdale Fashion Square. (I will not be distracted by the Surface Pro 4 on display. I will not…) […]
Creating Objects in Windows PowerShell
Applies to: PowerShell 5.0.10240 I was recently in the beautiful city of Copenhagen, Denmark, where I was the guest of PSUG.DK, PowerShell User Group in Denmark. We met in the swanky Microsoft offices for a hands-on about classes in Windows PowerShell 5.0. Microsoft Offices, Copenhagen, Denmark. In the hands-on lab, we create a class, create […]
PowerShell Conference Asia 2015
PowerShell Conference Asia (#PSConfAsia) held its inaugural sessions on September 18th and 19th, 2015 at Microsoft headquarters in Singapore. SAPIEN was the platinum sponsor of this event. A great set of sessions was kicked off with a State of the Union talk by Jefferey Snover (Technical Fellow at Microsoft and creator of PowerShell). Ferdinand Rios (CEO of […]
