{"id":558,"date":"2010-01-21T09:51:04","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T14:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=558"},"modified":"2010-01-21T09:51:04","modified_gmt":"2010-01-21T14:51:04","slug":"promoting-scripting-and-powershell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/558\/promoting-scripting-and-powershell\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Scripting and PowerShell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I was interviewed on the<a title=\"Visit Mind Of Root\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mindofroot.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Mind of Root<\/a> podcast about what administrators can do to promote PowerShell and automation in their environments. The <a title=\"Promoting Scripting and Good Hygiene\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mindofroot.com\/2010\/01\/18\/mor-128-promoting-scripting-and-good-hygiene\/\" target=\"_blank\">show <\/a>is now available for streaming or download. 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