Microsoft is coming to Moncton: EnergizeIT

Register: http://tinyurl.com/energizeit-moncton

Details:
April 20, 2010 6:30 PM - April 20, 2010 9:00 PM Atlantic Time (Canada)
Welcome Time: 6:00 PM

Mapleton Rotary Pavilion
600 Mapleton Rd.
Moncton New Brunswick Canada

Language(s):     English.
Product(s):     Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office "14", Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft SQL Server,
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft technologies, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Windows, Windows 7 and Windows Azure.
Audience(s):     Architect, IT Decision Maker, IT Generalist and Pro Dev/Programmer.

Event Overview

Energize IT: Anything is Possible.

Energize IT: Community Connection Series is an evening event series hosted by your local Community User Group.  Throughout the evening event, you will hear us, Microsoft advisors, talk about Windows Azure, Office System 2010, Visual Studio 2010, Windows Mobile.  It’s evident the Microsoft-based platform presents a bevy of opportunities for all of us.  Whether you are a Developer or an IT Pro, knowing how these will impact you is critical, especially in the new economic reality.

This evening Energize IT: Community Connection event will help you understand Microsoft’s Software+Services vision.   You will find out about the possibilities that these technologies help realize and the value that they can bring to your organization and yourself.

We will explore the Microsoft-based platform through a scenario that will demonstrate different points of view - from developer to IT Pro, from consumer to the information worker.  From the client to the cloud, this fun-filled demo-intensive exploration will excite you about the possibilities of the Microsoft-based platform.  You’ll see how to build next generation applications with technology like Silverlight, .NET 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010. You will find out how to consume those applications on a variety of devices, like mobile devices running Windows Mobile, netbooks and PCs running Windows 7, as well as the web.  You will learn about how the Microsoft-based platform allows you to connect with your colleagues no matter where you are –office, coffee shops, or your own living room.  You’ll also see how you and your colleagues can be even more productive with Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010.

For cities that have a full day Energize IT: From the Client to the Cloud full day event, please note, the community evening event is an encore presentation of the first part of Energize 2010 daytime event.

EnergizeIT: Community Connection series is your opportunity to learn how to harness the power and flexibility of the Microsoft-based platform from the client to the cloud. Visit www.microsoft.ca/energizeIT to learn about the Energize IT: From the Client to the Cloud Tour; EnergizeIT: Install Fests (in select cities) and Energize IT Podcasts lined up for this spring 2010 program.

If you have any questions about this event, have food allergies or require special needs, please reference your city and email us at energizeIT@microsoft.com.

Registration Options

Event ID:
1032441793

PowerShell in Practice – 40% OFF

Last week HERE, I mentioned the upcoming PowerShell books for 2010.

Well, if you’re interested in one of these: PowerShell in Practice, I have some good news for you: YOU CAN GET 40% OFF NOW.

Just go to the Manning site, drop the printed or ebook edition into your shopping cart and use the code “marcoshell40” when you’re ready to check out and the discount will be applied.

You’ll get the book when it is fresh off of the press in about 2-3 months from now likely.

**I don’t stand to make any profit from you using the discount code.  It’s just a gift from Manning to you.**

PowerShell books for 2010

I wanted to post a list of the PowerShell books I’m looking forward to being out in 2010.  There may be others in the works that I’m not aware of.

December 2009 (I’m including this in 2010):
Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices – Ed Wilson/Microsoft Press

January 2010:
Windows PowerShell 2.0: TFM – Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks/Sapien Press

April 2010:
PowerShell in Practice – Richard Siddaway/Manning Press

June 2010:
PowerShell in Action, 2nd edition – Bruce Payette/Manning Press

There’s something in that list for everyone, from the beginner to the more advanced user.  I’m going to be posting a review of Ed’s book soon.

Now, Lee Holmes seems to be super-secretive about his authoring projects, but I’d expect to see something out this year with his name on it.

Running PowerShell in the Cloud (with Azure)

There's a PowerShell Azure sample application HERE.

Briefly, in Azure terminology, the sample provides:

1. The code to create a ASP.NET web role, which acts as the Internet-accessible web page that provides a simple interface to type in PowerShell code.
2. The sample also provides the code to create a PowerShell worker role, which is basically C# code creating a PowerShell runspace which takes the input from the ASP.NET interface.
3. So once a PowerShell command is passed via the web interface, it is passed to the PowerShell runspace.  Once the PowerShell runspace finishes the command passed, it returns the results back to the ASP.NET page to display.

I built the project yesterday using Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2.  Here’s the resulting Azure application: http://marcoposh.cloudapp.net/.  (This link may be removed early in 2010 once Azure becomes a paid service.)

Give the above link a try.  For example, try “get-service cl*”.

Assuming this is PowerShell version 2.0, it is a very restricted runspace, and some commands just won’t return any results…

Adding sounds to PowerGadgets

PowerGadgets is my favorite PowerShell add-on.  I think it is time to think up more usage examples now that PowerShell v2 is “mainstream”.

I was checking out the PowerGadgets support forums last week and came across a question HERE about whether sound could be added to a gadget when the data changes.

Well, you can do just about anything with PowerShell and PowerGadgets, and adding sound is a piece of cake.  Here’s my guest blog post on how to do this HERE.

I also have a guest blog post there on creating a stock ticker and a flashing display…

TechDays in Halifax… Still a few spots left

TechDays is near!  Halifax will be on November 2nd and 3rd.

I’ve been accepted to do two presentations:

• Operations Manager 2007 R2 for monitoring UNIX/Linux servers.
• Server management improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2.

There’s some PowerShell goodies, but I’m also in talks to put on a pure PowerShell deep-dive there.

Yes, the site says Halifax is SOLD OUT, but as of yesterday, I have some inside information that there have been a few more seats freed up.

Leave me a comment here if you want a spot!  Leave your email address and I’ll contact you directly.  Once I get your comment, I’ll delete it so your email address will never be shown.  I have it currently set that I have to moderate all comments before they will show.

PowerShell V2 Virtual Launch Party

Join Jeffry Snover, Hal Rottenberg and Jonathan Walz (hosts of the PowerScripting Podcast) in a PowerShell V2 Virtual Launch Party this Thursday, Oct 22nd, 9:30 PM EDT (GMT-4).

For more details and info on how to join go HERE.