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8:30AM - 9:30AM
Building multi-SDK containers for all your API needs
Do you interact with APIs using multiple frameworks and SDKs? Have you ever considered that having a single SDK container to do all of your API work would be a real time saver as well as just being awesome? You can do this and it isn't hard. We will step through the journey of creating a single Docker container that contains no less than 4 different SDKs, with samples, that will interact with a single API or even multiple APIs from different vendors.
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9:30AM - 10:30AM
The Right Write Writes Right, Right?
This presentation will discuss how PowerShell uses the Write cmdlets to output to its various output streams to deliver information to the user. It will cover which cmdlet will put information into and receive information from these streams and why you would use one stream vs. another. In addition you will learn some best practices for returning data with your PowerShell commands, along with some tips you may not have previously known.
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10:30AM - 11:30AM
Tales From the Support Queue: Achieving Customer & Professional Success
Support is hard. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying! But there are many areas where you can grow yourself as a technologist while being in the unique position to also help your customers or end users grow in their own journeys as well. We'll talk about the following:
- Teaching your users/co-workers to fish (troubleshoot and resolve issues on their own)
- Issue clarity (Keeping it simple)
- The importance of great documentation
- Building better working relationships through mentorship and escalation best practices
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11:30AM - 12:30AM
VMware automation using PowerCLI
Those who use VMware and are not using PowerCLI are missing out. In this session, I will be showing of how I use PowerCLI to make my life simpler. Not just from running a one liner script, but using PowerCLI to do full migrations, creating alerts, and even daily workflows.
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12:30PM - 1:30PM
LUNCH
LUNCH
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1:30PM - 2:30PM
This Isn't Your Grandparent's Mainframe.
When someone hears the word “mainframeâ€, they likely form a mental image of an old computer the size of a large room with one seasoned guru, who remembers when it was installed in the 1960s, supporting it. The mainframe, or IBM Z, the platform supports large workloads in the financial, insurance, healthcare, logistics, and retail industries. Whether you have used a credit card, checked your bank account online, checked the tracking of a package, or bought an item at a store, you have likely interacted with a mainframe. The mainframe is converging with the cloud to give IBM Z customers options to adapt their infrastructure to a hybrid or private cloud as well as integrate existing mainframe applications with cloud-native applications with technologies like Zowe, Docker, and zCloud. This talk will discuss the heritage of the mainframe, its power, and how open-source is making IBM Z a more modern platform.
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2:30 - 3:30
DevOps 101 for the VI Admin - Code, Git, CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code
Even though PowerShell is a command-line tool, that doesn't mean you have to give up a graphical interface. And a graphical interface doesn't mean you need to resort to writing WPF-based scripts. You can create graphical console tools using the Terminal.GUI .NET class. If you've used `Out-ConsoleGridview`, you've seen this class in action.Veteran PowerShell scripter and author Jeff Hicks will guide you from installation to creating a full-fledge console-based GUI using Terminal.GUI and PowerShell.
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3:30PM - 4:30PM
The Art of PowerShell Toolmaking
Learning the mechanics of PowerShell scripting isn't that difficult. You should be able to learn what you need from the help documentation. You could even ask ChatGPT. However, one area where AI will let you down is in the *art* of PowerShell scripting and toolmaking. A great PowerShell tool is more than syntax, variables, and pipelines. What will separate your tool from the others are the intangibles, the *human* elements of your code. Long-time PowerShell teacher Jeff Hicks has been thinking about this since 2005 and is eager to share his thoughts and insights.