{"id":14467,"date":"2018-02-12T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T08:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/?p=14467"},"modified":"2018-02-09T09:32:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T17:32:57","slug":"sapien-survey-results-for-windows-powershell-version-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/12\/sapien-survey-results-for-windows-powershell-version-use\/","title":{"rendered":"SAPIEN &#8211; Survey Results for Windows PowerShell Version Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to everyone who participated in the latest Windows PowerShell survey.\u00a0 We wanted to see what PowerShell versions people are currently using, and especially what percentage are using version 2.0. We also wanted to understand how frequently the survey responders use PowerShell.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the survey results:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_01_2018-02-05_14-18-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_01_2018-02-05_14-18-14-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_01_2018-02-05_14-18-14-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_01_2018-02-05_14-18-14-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_01_2018-02-05_14-18-14-848x503.jpg 848w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_01_2018-02-05_14-18-14.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_02_2018-02-05_14-18-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_02_2018-02-05_14-18-14-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_02_2018-02-05_14-18-14-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_02_2018-02-05_14-18-14-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_02_2018-02-05_14-18-14-848x669.jpg 848w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_02_2018-02-05_14-18-14.jpg 895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_03_2018-02-05_14-18-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_03_2018-02-05_14-18-14-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_03_2018-02-05_14-18-14-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_03_2018-02-05_14-18-14-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_03_2018-02-05_14-18-14-848x473.jpg 848w, https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Posh_Survey_03_2018-02-05_14-18-14.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PowerShell version 2.0 is still very much in use, and it will take some time for IT professionals to replace their legacy systems. Use of PowerShell version 5.x is clearly on the rise as this scripting technology is increasingly utilized for on-premise and cloud infrastructure automation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>PowerShell and PowerShell Core References:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=myQkHM_je70#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerShell Conference Europe 2017 Keynote <em>State of the Union<\/em>\u00a0video<\/a> where Jeffrey Snover talks about security improvements and much more.<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Snover&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsnover.com\/Docs\/MonadManifesto.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monad Manifesto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/2018\/01\/10\/powershell-core-6-0-generally-available-ga-and-supported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerShell Core 6.0 Generally Available (GA) and Supported!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/2018\/01\/24\/powershell-core-6-1-roadmap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PowerShell Core 6.1 Roadmap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/sapien-technologies-on-powershell-core\/\">SAPIEN Technologies on PowerShell Core<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Max Trinidad is a technology evangelist at SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. and a Microsoft PowerShell MVP.\u00a0You can reach him at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:maxt@sapien.com\">maxt@sapien.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to everyone who participated in the latest Windows PowerShell survey.\u00a0 We wanted to see what PowerShell versions people are currently using, and especially what percentage are using version 2.0. 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