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Learning, Leading, and Logging with Constantin Hager
The PowerShell Podcast
1 hour 2 minutes
2 weeks ago
Learning, Leading, and Logging with Constantin Hager
PowerShell community leader Constantin Hager joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about his favorite tools and journey from discovering PowerShell to organizing user groups and speaking at major conferences. He talks about his early inspiration from PowerShell Conference Europe, his involvement with open-source projects like PSFramework and AutomatedLab, and how mentorship and community involvement shaped his career. Constantin also discusses building a portable VS Code setup for his company, leading a PowerShell team, and mentoring the next generation of IT professionals.
Key Takeaways:
Community growth through contribution – Open-source projects like PSFramework, DBAtools, and AutomatedLab thrive because of contributors like Constantin who share improvements and ideas.
Mentorship and education matter – From supporting apprentices to running user groups, Constantin emphasizes the importance of helping others learn PowerShell and gain confidence.
Innovation in the workplace – His work creating a custom portable VS Code environment shows how small automation ideas can scale into powerful company-wide tools.
Guest Bio:
Constantin Hager is a PowerShell enthusiast, speaker, open-source contributor, and community organizer based in Germany.
Resource Links:
PowerShell User Group Inn-Salzach – https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/powershell-usergroup-inn-salzach/
Speak at PSUG Inn-Salzach
Konstantin Hager on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantin-hager/
Connect with Andrew: https://andrewpla.tech/links
PSFramework – https://github.com/PowershellFrameworkCollective/psframework
AutomatedLab – https://github.com/AutomatedLab/AutomatedLab
PowerShell Universal AutomatedLab https://github.com/steviecoaster/PowerShellUniversal.Apps.AutomatedLab
DBA Tools – https://dbatools.io
PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ
Constantin on PS Wednesday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYbTlCrrrUQ
The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eC6TlEfV3iA
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