Merill Fernando Goes Full Time on Maester, PowerShell + Proxmox: Open Source Virtualization Unleashed
+How to use Azure Functions to run PowerShell scripts in Entra ID Governance
Merill Fernando Goes Full Time on Maester
Merill Fernando left Microsoft to focus entirely on Maester and ensure the open source tool continues evolving alongside Microsoft 365 security. To help fund the core project, his team just launched Maester Cloud as a portal companion that lets administrators track tenant results over time. Organizations can now sponsor the effort while gaining a multi tenant dashboard for their daily monitoring tasks.
👉 https://maester.cloud
PowerShell + Proxmox: Open Source Virtualization Unleashed
Raimund Andree details how the German army uses the Dagger project to manage their mobile data centers. Following a major move away from VMware, this session demonstrates how they adapt the DSC workshop blueprint to fully automate Proxmox environments.
Hunting Down Inactive Distribution Lists
Tony Redmond updated his script for finding inactive distribution lists to use the newer Get-MessageTraceV2 cmdlet. Because the cmdlet restricts queries to ten day windows, the revised code loops through nine separate chunks to build a full ninety day history of group expansion events. The script then compares your existing groups against that compiled history to help you safely clean up stale objects.
👉 https://office365itpros.com/2026/07/09/inactive-distribution-list-2026/
Building Better SharePoint with PowerShell with Dan Adams | The PowerShell Podcast
My good friend Andrew Pla sits down with Microsoft 365 veteran Dan Adams to discuss the often misunderstood world of SharePoint and the shift toward Microsoft Graph. They dive into a custom PowerShell module Dan built for assessing and benchmarking tenant environments, proving that the bad reputation of SharePoint is usually about the builder instead of the platform itself.
Delivering a PowerShell Mail Solution
Jeff Hicks wraps up his recent scripting challenge by finalizing his custom PowerShell mail delivery tool. The latest installment covers handling file attachments using native .NET classes and managing SMTP configuration data. He reminds readers that the process of building the module teaches more than the final code itself.
👉 https://buttondown.com/behind-the-powershell-pipeline/archive/delivering-a-powershell-mail-solution/
Microsoft Graph with PowerShell 101
Jan-Hendrik Peters delivers an essential primer on navigating Microsoft Graph using PowerShell. This session breaks down the fundamentals of authentication and querying to help administrators transition away from legacy modules.
Using the PowerShell Webserver Module
Microsoft MVP Harm Veenstra highlights a community module that lets you spin up a local web server without installing IIS. The tool leverages native .NET classes to provide a quick interface for remote command execution, script execution, and file transfers. While not meant for production environments, it offers a fantastic lightweight option for home labs and quick testing.
👉 https://powershellisfun.com/2026/07/03/using-the-powershell-webserver-module/
How to use Azure Functions to run PowerShell scripts in Entra ID Governance
Christian Frohn explains how to replace an Azure Automation account with an Azure Function for Lifecycle Workflows. The guide covers adapting existing PowerShell scripts to accept HTTP requests and return proper status codes instead of standard exit commands. You will also find steps for deploying the setup through Azure DevOps pipelines and configuring Logic Apps to handle the final task result.
Events
Midwest Tech Talk 2026 | July 19 to 21, 2026 | Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri I am speaking at this one in just over two weeks. Kickoff event Sunday July 19, main conference Monday and Tuesday at The Resort at Lake of the Ozarks, with an evening event Monday hosted by Provision Data Solutions. Two day K12 technology and security symposium built by folks who actually run school district tech departments, doubling as the K12TechPro Regional Meetup for the Midwest. If you are in K12 IT anywhere in the region, this is the one to make this summer.
👉 https://www.midwesttechtalk.com/
MMS Midway | October 25 to 28, 2026 | San Diego, California The classic endpoint management and PowerShell conference moves to San Diego this fall. Strong K12 IT representation if you are looking for peers in that space.
👉 https://mmsmoa.com/
SpiceWorld 2026 | November 12 to 13, 2026 | Austin, Texas Jeff Hicks is returning to Austin this fall to talk PowerShell at the annual Spiceworks community event. The pricing is genuinely reasonable for the caliber of content, and if you have a hybrid IT day job the tracks tend to hit the practical stuff you can use Monday morning.
👉 https://www.spiceworks.com/spiceworld/
Zero Trust World 2027 | February 17 to 19, 2027 | Orlando, Florida ThreatLocker’s seventh annual cybersecurity training event lands at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Three days of hands on training, real attack technique walkthroughs, hacking labs, and Cyber Hero Certification exam sessions every morning. If you defend an environment for a living, this one is built for you.
👉 https://ztw.com/
PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2027 | April 5 to 8, 2027 | Orlando, Florida The flagship US PowerShell event moves to the Sheraton Lake Buena Vista in Orlando. Call for papers opened Wednesday and runs through the summer, and early bird registration is open now. The OnRamp program for newcomers runs alongside the main track.
👉 https://powershellsummit.org/
PSConfEU 2027 | Dates and location to be announced SynEdgy is organizing the eleventh edition of PowerShell Conference Europe after this year’s tenth anniversary run in Wiesbaden. Watch psconf.eu for the announcement, which typically lands toward the end of summer.
👉 https://psconf.eu/