PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026

Corporate dysfunction is a fact of life. We see it in: siloed teams, keynote-driven projects that are abandoned after announcement, promotion-focused developers delivering checkbox features and ignoring admin needs. 
I tried to fix those problems but knew that I would fail, so I also designed PowerShell to route around the damage.
This is a case study in pragmatic design. I'll show how PowerShell's core architecture directly attacks these predictable failures. You'll see how the Adaptive Type System normalizes the 'Not-Invented-Here' data problem, how pipeline binding-by-property-name bridges the silos created by Conway's Law, and how deep extensibility empowers the community to finish the job the corporation won't. This is the story of designing for the world we have, not the one we wish we had.

Platform Engineering is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a strategic advantage. But what does it really take to build a platform that developers actually want to use? In this 90-minute, high-energy workshop, we’ll go beyond theory and roll up our sleeves to engineer a platform engineering stack from the ground up—live, in real time.We’ll start by defining what makes a platform for engineers, by engineers, exploring how great platforms reduce friction, enable self-service, and scale without becoming a bottleneck. Then, we’ll walk through designing, building, and integrating the core capabilities your developers need: automated environment provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, observability, secrets management, and developer-friendly workflows.Whether you’re coming from a PowerShell automation background, deep in the trenches of DevOps, or just platform-curious, you’ll leave with not only a working reference implementation but also the design patterns and decision frameworks to tailor it to your own organization.Expect live demos, real tools, and practical patterns—plus a few war stories about what happens when platform engineering goes wrong (and how to avoid it). You’ll walk away with the confidence and the code to make platform engineering work for your engineers, not against them.

PowerShell is packed with capabilities that many of us use daily—but often in ways that overlook hidden efficiencies. Even seasoned scripters sometimes miss the subtle techniques that can make their work faster, cleaner, and more effective. From handling arrays and strings to getting the most out of loops and commands, this session will highlight practical tips, clever tricks, and smarter approaches that go beyond the obvious.You’ll walk away with time-saving techniques, better patterns for common tasks, and insights that can improve both the performance and readability of your scripts. Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, you’ll discover something new to add to your PowerShell toolbox.Join me for a session filled with practical demonstrations and community-driven knowledge that will help you get even more out of this powerful automation platform.

PlatyPS 1.0 GA is out. Learn how to use this new version of PlatyPS to create new documentation, update existing documentation, and publish your docs to a static website.

Not every tool can meet 100% of your needs. Organizations have unique workflows that rarely align perfectly with out-of-the-box solutions. That’s where PowerShell shines. In this session, you’ll learn how to identify entry points for automation and use PowerShell to integrate with your existing tools, extending them to meet your business requirements.We’ll walk through practical approaches to closing these gaps, including:Utilizing Vendor APIs to create custom functionality and reporting.Discovering Hidden APIs with browser DevTools and Fiddler.Finding Command-Line Options with Process Explorer to unlock undocumented capabilities.Scraping Data from uncooperative interfaces with PowerShell’s web cmdlets.Automating the Manual Pieces when no other option exists, reducing effort even when full automation isn’t possible.You’ll leave with actionable techniques for bending your existing tools to your will — without waiting for a feature request to climb through a vendor’s backlog.

You already write Markdown. README.md, meeting notes, maybe even your grocery list. But what if that Markdown could become a blog, a polished docs site, a personal resume, or even a link-in-bio page? Turns out, it can - and the tools are way cooler (and easier) than you think.In this session, we'll go on a whirlwind tour of static site generators: Jekyll, MkDocs, Hugo, Docusaurus, plus some delightful "non-docs" options like jsonresume and littlelink.io. We'll talk about what each is good at, how to pick the right one, and how to actually get it online without sacrificing weekends to YAML. Along the way, we'll also cover Markdown/MDX tricks and VS Code extensions to keep things sane.Whether you're looking to document your project, polish your personal brand, or just hack together something fun, you'll leave knowing how to take plain Markdown and ship it as something awesome.

Transform Visual Studio Code into your ultimate PowerShell development environment through context-aware GitHub Copilot customization. In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn to write custom instruction files and specialized prompt templates that understand PowerShell syntax, cmdlets, and common scripting patterns - no prior AI experience required. We’ll cover custom chat modes and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration so your assistant can access and reuse project context for automation tasks. Through guided exercises you’ll implement context-aware suggestions that match your coding style, from basic script generation to complex module development and debugging scenarios. By workshop's end, you'll have a fully personalized AI coding assistant that makes PowerShell development more efficient and enjoyable for users at any skill level.

Automation is critical to scaling IT environments, improving reliability, and reducing manual toil. In this 4-hour, hands-on workshop, you’ll go beyond theory and learn how to design, build, and deploy an end-to-end automation solution using Ansible—enhanced with PowerShell for cross-platform and Windows-specific tasks. Together, we’ll tackle a realistic infrastructure scenario, giving you practical skills to automate complex workflows across Linux and Windows systems.We’ll start with a concise overview of Ansible fundamentals—inventory files, YAML playbooks, roles, and modules—before diving into PowerShell integration for Windows automation. From there, you’ll follow along in a live lab to build automation that provisions servers, configures services, applies security hardening, and orchestrates application deployment across multiple nodes. By layering Ansible’s orchestration strengths with PowerShell’s depth on Windows hosts, you’ll see how to create a truly hybrid automation strategy.This is a fully interactive workshop: you’ll write your own Ansible playbooks, integrate PowerShell scripts, troubleshoot failures, and iterate on your work until it’s production-ready. By the end, you’ll have a complete, functioning project that demonstrates the value of combining open-source tools with native scripting to solve real-world challenges.Key topics covered include:Setting up Ansible for Linux and Windows automationWriting Ansible playbooks and roles to orchestrate multi-tier environmentsUsing PowerShell modules and scripts to manage Windows hostsSecuring secrets and credentials with Ansible VaultDesigning repeatable automation workflows for provisioning and configurationTesting, debugging, and scaling automation for long-term maintainabilityCome ready to write YAML and PowerShell, fight with some whitespace in that YAML file, deploy servers, and leave with a repeatable framework for automating your own environment—whether it’s a homelab, a hybrid cloud setup, or an enterprise network.This workshop will be useful for IT Pros whether in their profession roles from help desk to Sysadmins, or even any homelab enthusiasts who wants to go beyond basic automation. No Ansible or PowerShell expertise is required, but some capacity for groaning at bad jokes is encouraged.

PowerShell scripts are fantastic for quick automation, but as they grow, you start craving stronger types, better tooling, and the confidence to refactor without breaking everything. In this hands-on lab, we’ll build a fully functional, production-ready binary PowerShell module in C#, using modern .NET development practices and rich, type-safe tooling.You’ll start from an empty folder and finish with a reusable template you can adapt for your own work: typed cmdlets, proper parameter handling, structured output, automated tests (xUnit + Pester), packaging, and publishing to a local or private gallery. We’ll streamline the module development process with a fast inner loop, static analysis, and CI hooks so you can deliver high-quality automation tools to your team with confidence.This lab blends practical C# skill-building for PowerShell developers with proven module engineering patterns, so you leave with both the how and the why for building robust, maintainable modules.

This guide will delve deeply into PowerShell and native GRAPH API. We will start from the beginning, providing detailed guidance on getting started. We'll then move on to the authentication process, explaining how it works clearly and understandably. We will also share queries experts frequently use, offering practical insights into their functionalities and benefits. Lastly, we'll provide real-life examples that give you a clear understanding of how these tools operate in a real-world context. This comprehensive guide aims to transform you into a pro-PowerShell and GRAPH API user.

Notes from the Speaker:

Hi, for those who want to participate actively in this Workshop, you need at least a Computer to execute PowerShell and access portal.azure.com.

We will provide a Demo Tenant to proceed with all actions, if you prefer to do this in your own environment, make sure you will have an Azure Tenant with Admin Access.