Beyond the MCSE: Windows Server training and certification, PSMCP Module Makes
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Hey all, I have to apologize for getting this one out late. Someone pinged me about it last night, and I apparently never sent the draft. As a lot of you know, I am heavily involved in my son’s baseball teams, so this is a busy time of the year. I won’t let you down next week!
Videos
Beyond the MCSE: Windows Server training and certification with Orin Thomas. A great overview of certifications out there and discussion about the value of certifications in 2025. A great overview. This actually came out yesterday so I was able to rob it from next week’s letter. Taken from the Windows Server Summit. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/windowsserver-events/beyond-the-mcse-windows-server-training-and-certification/4397260
Andrew sits down with Jeff Snover and Don Jones to talk about leadership. This really was an insightful sit down.
Projects and Coding
Microsoft MVP Christian Ritter has a new project called PSCommitSecret Scanner that looks for security tokens that were accidently published to public repositories.
https://github.com/HCRitter/PSCommitSecretScanner
Jorge Asaurus launched a very cool tool - XpMdmExplorer is a terminal-based, cross-platform Text User Interface (TUI) for exploring and managing devices, apps, and users in both Microsoft Intune and Jamf Pro.
https://github.com/jorgeasaurus/XpMdmExplorer
Doug Finke has a great PSMCP module that is available now: https://github.com/dfinke/PSMCP
PowerShell Community News
Dutch MVP Harm Veenstra celebrated a huge milestone on his blog “PowerShell is Fun”. As of April 22, 2025, his site has reached 500,000 visitors and 750,000 views since he began blogging in 2022.
https://powershellisfun.com/
Traci Sewell will be on stage for PSConfEU 2025 in Malmo (23-26 June). Her session is:
Better, Wiser, and Good: Cultivating Empathy and Support in Our Interactions
Tickets and full schedule available at psconf.eu