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Ep. 184, The power of splatting and team empowerment

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David RichmondDevOps endpoint engineer

Aired July 21, 2025 | 53 min

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla welcomes longtime friend and DevOps endpoint engineer David Richmond. Fresh off his PowerShell Wednesday presentation, David shares insights into the power of splatting in PowerShell, centralizing automations, and driving organizational change by empowering others. The conversation explores the evolution of automation practices, Git adoption in Ops, and secrets management using Azure Key Vault. It’s an inspiring blend of deep PowerShell knowledge and practical career development advice.

Meet our guest

David Richmond

David Richmond started writing scripts in the Macintosh OS days (the 90s!) and hasn't stopped. He currently works in the every OS endpoint engineering/devops space, particularly focused on internal automations team skillups in PowerShell and beyond.

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Andrew Pla

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Andrew Pla, a seasoned IT professional with over 10 years of experience, has spent the last 5 years mastering PowerShell. An ardent member of the PowerShell community and a Microsoft MVP, he loves sharing his knowledge and leveraging automation to solve complex problems. You can always find him connecting with others on the PDQ Discord and troubleshooting, with the firm belief that a problem shared is a problem halved.

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