Kevin’s “Connections 2009” Event Resources

Orlando – March 16, 2009

NOTE: My demo scripts are attached to this post.  You’ll find the attachment at the bottom.

E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com

Feedback e-mail to my boss: Harry Caldwell – HarryCal@microsoft.com

IT Manager Community Hub and Forum
http://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagement
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itmanager/threads/

Thrive: “Me > My Skills > My Organization”
http://www.microsoft.com/thrive

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All Things PowerShell

How to Download Windows PowerShell 1.0
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/download.mspx

Windows PowerShell 1.0 Documentation Pack
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B4720B00-9A66-430F-BD56-EC48BFCA154F&displaylang=en

Windows PowerShell: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/powershell-faq.aspx

How Windows PowerShell Works
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714658(VS.85).aspx

Windows PowerShell Team Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/

Windows PowerShell Getting Started Guide
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa973757(VS.85).aspx

Windows PowerShell Cmdlet Help Topics
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb978604.aspx

Scripting with Windows PowerShell Script Center
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx

The Script Center Script Repository (includes sample PowerShell Scripts)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/default.mspx?mfr=true

Windows PowerShell SDK
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714469(VS.85).aspx

Windows PowerShell Programmer’s Guide
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714674(VS.85).aspx

Windows PowerShell Class Library (Managed Code Reference)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa717491(VS.85).aspx

Windows PowerShell V2 Community Technology Preview 3 (CTP3)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C913AEAB-D7B4-4BB1-A958-EE6D7FE307BC&displaylang=en

Blog Post: What’s New in V2?
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/11/06/what-s-new-in-ctp-of-powershell-2-0.aspx

Don Jones on Windows PowerShell Constructs (Branches, Loops, Variables)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.01.powershell.aspx

Don Jones’ “Scripting Answers” site
http://www.scriptinganswers.com

Accessing WMI From Windows PowerShell
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/msh/mshandwmi.mspx

PowerShell “Tips of the Week” Archive
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/archive.mspx

The VBScript-to-PowerShell Conversion Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/convert/default.mspx

Jeffrey Snover Presentation on PowerShell V2
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/teched2008/itpro/tv/default.aspx?vid=74

Ben Pearce’s Excellent Presentation on PowerShell and WMI
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/spotlight/sessionh.aspx?videoid=996

Jeffrey Snover and Ben Pearce Presentation: Managing Large Infrastructures with PowerShell V2
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/teched2008/itpro/tv/default.aspx?vid=80

Ben Pearce’s Blog: “Benp’s Guid to Stuff”
http://blogs.technet.com/benp/default.aspx

Codeplex: James O’Neal’s PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V
http://www.codeplex.com/PSHyperv

Connections PowerShell Resources.zip