Announcements!

• Microsoft Entra PowerShell module now generally available
  \ Manage and automate Microsoft Entra resources programmatically with the scenario-focused Microsoft Entra PowerShell module.

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

• Automating Code Compliance: AI-Driven Code Style Enforcement for Pull Requests
  \ As teams increasingly rely on automation for code quality and compliance, ensuring consistent coding standards can be challenging during the pull request (PR) process. In this article, we explore how to build an AI-powered style enforcement pipeline using modern tools like GPT-4 and CI/CD workflows.
• PowerShell: How to find empty Attributes
  \ We are often looking for attributes, but what about the empty attributes? How can I find out if an attribute is empty? That is the focus of this article.
• Now you can use your own company standards with Maester custom tests
  \ I thought checking to see if they were filled in or even formatted correctly wasn’t enough.. now you can config the validation.json file in the Validating folder with your company standards to make only those values pass. Here are the fields so far, and will be adding more!
• Get All Teams Channels With External Members
  \ Channels in Microsoft Teams are the heartbeat of collaboration, designated to help teams organize conversations, files, and tasks around specific topics or projects. However, they also come with challenges—especially when external members are involved.
• Microsoft Entra PowerShell modules
  \ The new Microsoft Entra PowerShell modules are available, replacing the deprecated AzureAD modules. This blog post will highlight the installation, changes, and features.
• New Microsoft script updates Windows media with bootkit malware fixes
  \ Microsoft has released a PowerShell script to help Windows users and admins update bootable media so it utilizes the new "Windows UEFI CA 2023" certificate before the mitigations of the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit are enforced later this year.

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

• Monthly Update #116 for Office 365 for IT Pros
  \ Monthly update #116 (February 2025) is available for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook. The refresh includes update #8 new files for the Automating Microsoft 365 with PowerShell eBook. We’ve also updated the print (paperback) version that’s sold on an on-demand basis through Amazon.com. Things keep on changing inside Microsoft 365 with agent management a new challenge that’s coming into view.
• Behind the PowerShell Pipeline
  \ Discover parts of PowerShell that lie under the surface that can make you a better PowerShell user and scripter. From one of the original PowerShell experts.

Community

• Exploring the Power of IoT and PowerShell with Mark Go
  \ In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we sit down with Mark Go, a PowerShell enthusiast and innovator, to discuss his exciting journey from the Navy to becoming a tech-savvy system administrator. Mark shares his experiences using PowerShell to make his work life better.

Events

• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2025
  \ April 7-10, 2025 Bellevue, WA

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