Shows
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Cost of Inconsistent Agentic Automation: How Small Inefficiencies Multiply at Scale
The real cost of automation isn’t failure, it’s inconsistency repeated at scale. Learn how to build the consistent execution environment that agentic automation requires.
2026-04-0909 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastPolicy Documents Don’t Govern Agentic Automation. Platforms Do.
Move from policy‑driven intent to platform‑enforced reality in agentic automation governance.
2026-04-0208 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastFrom Self-Service to Zero-Touch: What It Takes to Automate the Provisioning Process Safely
Zero‑touch provisioning only works with controlled execution. Learn what safe automation really requires.
2026-03-3110 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Quality Problem Plaguing Agentic Automation, and How to Fix It
Inconsistent agentic automation output kills ROI. Learn how centralized execution restores quality and trust.
2026-03-2608 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastUncontrolled Access in Your Agentic Automation Is a Breach Waiting to Happen
Agentic automation without proper access control is a breach waiting to happen. Here’s how to secure it.
2026-03-2408 min
Global Economic Pressm365con Highlights PowerShell Automation Challenges at Scale with ScriptRunner‑led SessionIn this episode of Global Economic Press, Alex Brady delves into the intricacies of enterprise automation within the Microsoft ecosystem, focusing on insights from the recent m365con event. The podcast highlights the critical role of PowerShell in modern Information Technology operations and how platforms like ScriptRunner are revolutionizing automation practices. Industry experts, including Reshmee Auckloo and Dmitrii Shitov from ScriptRunner, discussed the challenges of scaling traditional PowerShell practices, which often fail due to scattered scripts, inconsistent standards, and over-privileged access. The session titled "Manual PowerShell vs. ScriptRunner: What Actually Breaks at Scale (and How to Fix It)" emphasized...
2026-03-1904 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Missing Piece in Most Agentic Automation Architectures: Orchestration
Orchestration brings reliability, governance, and observability to agentic automation, making AI decisions actually work.
2026-03-1908 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe False Choice Between Flexibility and Control in Agentic Automation: You Can Have Both!
Flexibility thrives with structure. See how unified oversight turns agentic automation into a scalable advantage.
2026-03-1709 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastAgentic Automation You Can’t See Is a Risk You Can’t JustifyAgentic automation without visibility creates risk. Learn why autonomous systems need centralized governance, auditability, and control to scale safely in enterprise environments.
2026-03-1207 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastMost Agentic Automation Still Needs Humans Watching. Here’s How to Make it Autonomous.Agentic automation promises autonomy, but most systems still need human supervision. Discover how centralized governance enables reliable, scalable, autonomous automation.
2026-03-1008 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Agentic Automation Creates Access Control Risks, and How to Fix ItAgentic systems move fast, but your access controls may not. Learn how to prevent privilege sprawl and secure automation.
2026-03-0507 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastAgentic Automation Without Governance Is Just a FadAgentic automation only scales with the right guardrails. Discover why governance determines real enterprise value.
2026-03-0408 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastFrom Frantic Audit Deadlines to Agentic Automation That’s Compliant by DesignStop firefighting audits. Learn how to make agentic automation compliant by design with built-in governance, visibility, and execution-level controls.
2026-02-2409 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Every Agentic Automation Tool Adds Hidden Cost, and How to Avoid ItMore agentic automation tools shouldn’t mean more overhead. Discover the hidden costs of tool sprawl and how to avoid them.
2026-02-2408 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastReinventing Enterprise IT Automation with ScriptRunner Part 4: Automated Systems Across the Microsoft EcosystemSee how ScriptRunner enables automated systems across the Microsoft ecosystem, unifying cloud, hybrid, and self-service automation under centralized governance.
2026-02-2008 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhen Agentic Automation Creates More Work for Senior Engineers, Something Needs to ChangeWhen agentic automation creates more work for senior engineers, governance is broken. Discover how centralized control restores productivity and trust.
2026-02-1908 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Least Privilege for Agentic Automation Fails Without Centralized Automation ControlWhy least-privilege access breaks down with AI agents, and how centralized automation control reduces enterprise risk, improves governance, and enables secure agentic automation.
2026-02-1709 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastReinventing Enterprise IT Automation with ScriptRunner Part 3: Inside the Automation & Orchestration EngineSee how ScriptRunner transforms scattered scripts into a centralized, policy-driven automation engine built for AI agents.
2026-02-1310 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastFrom Experiment to Infrastructure: What It Takes to Operationalize AI AgentsWhy do most AI agent pilots stall? Explore the governance and infrastructure gaps blocking production-ready agentic automation.
2026-02-1209 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastHow Agentic Automation Tool Sprawl Turns Early ROI into Operational ChaosAgentic automation pilots show promise, but tool sprawl kills ROI at scale. See why centralization is critical for sustainable automation value.
2026-02-1008 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastReinventing Enterprise IT Automation with ScriptRunner Part 2: Automation Trigger TypesAutomation triggers define how enterprise automation scales. Explore how ScriptRunner governs human, scheduled, event-driven, and agentic workflows at scale.
2026-02-0609 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Agentic Automation Governance Breaks Down at Enterprise ScaleWhy agentic automation governance breaks down at enterprise scale, and how centralized, infrastructure-driven governance restores control, compliance, and visibility.
2026-02-0508 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Your Agentic Automation Isn’t Increasing Productivity, and How to Fix ItAgentic automation not boosting productivity? Learn why fragmented automation holds teams back, and how centralized governance unlocks real AI-driven efficiency.
2026-02-0307 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastReinventing Enterprise IT Automation with ScriptRunner Part 1: IntroductionDiscover how ScriptRunner centralizes triggers, execution, and governance to turn agentic automation into a secure, scalable enterprise system.
2026-01-3007 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastAgentic Automation Doesn’t Break Security, Uncontrolled Access DoesAI agents can boost IT efficiency, but only with proper access control. Explore how centralized governance protects security and ensures reliability.
2026-01-2906 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastOperationalizing Agentic Automation: Why Central Platforms Outperform the DIY ApproachScaling agentic automation? Learn why fragmented DIY solutions fail and how centralized execution platforms enable secure, enterprise-grade autonomy.
2026-01-2711 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastConsolidation as a Strategy: How Unified Automation Platforms Unlock the ROI AI PromisedFragmented automation limits AI ROI. See how consolidation creates the secure, observable foundation agentic automation needs to scale.
2026-01-2210 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastMake Your Microsoft Automation Audit-Ready by Default: Eliminating Governance Gaps with a Centralized PlatformEliminate governance gaps in Microsoft automation. See how centralized platforms make automation audit-ready, secure, and scalable without slowing delivery.
2026-01-2011 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Your Agentic Automation Pilot Isn’t Scaling (And How to Fix It)
Discover why agentic automation pilots succeed in tests but fail in production, and learn the five architecture pillars needed to scale agentic automation safely.
2026-01-1508 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastShadow Automation Is Your Biggest Security Blind Spot: Establishing Control in the AI EraShadow automation is the hidden risk in AI-driven IT. Learn how to regain visibility, governance, and security as agentic automation scales.
2026-01-1308 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Automation Quality Problem: How Agentic Automation Falls Short Without Unified OversightInconsistent AI output undermines agentic automation ROI. Discover why unified governance is essential for reliable, enterprise-ready automation with ScriptRunner.
2026-01-0808 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastScriptRunner at Gartner IOCS 2025: What Enterprises Really Want from Automation and AIAt Gartner IOCS 2025, enterprises shared what they actually want from automation and AI—productivity, governance, safe delegation, and readiness for the future.
2025-12-2206 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Agentic Automation Fails in Multi-Tool Environments (And How to Consolidate Safely)Discover why agentic automation fails in fragmented automation stacks and how centralized orchestration enables secure, scalable AI execution.
2025-12-1809 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastUngoverned AI Agents: The Silent Anarchy Inside Your AutomationUngoverned AI agents create hidden risk across fragmented automation systems. Learn how centralized governance prevents agentic chaos and enables safe, scalable agentic automation.
2025-12-1606 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastScriptRunner at Gartner IOCS 2025: How to Operationalize Agentic Automation in the Microsoft EcosystemAt Gartner IOCS 2025, ScriptRunner showed how enterprises can scale agentic automation with centralized governance, safe AI execution, and measurable ROI.
2025-12-1113 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastHow Access Governance Must Evolve Before Agentic Automation Takes OverStrengthen AI security and productivity with modern access governance. Learn why agentic automation requires human-grade identity controls, and how ScriptRunner enables it.
2025-12-0908 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastFixing the Automation ROI Bottleneck: Real-World Examples of How Centralization Restores Speed and Quality to Your Automation StrategyDiscover how centralized governance removes automation fragmentation and restores speed, quality, and ROI to agentic automation across the Microsoft ecosystem.
2025-12-0409 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastEliminating Automation Sprawl to Achieve Measurable Agentic Automation ROI in Microsoft EcosystemsDiscover how to reduce automation sprawl, govern AI agents, and unlock real ROI in Azure, M365, Intune, and Teams with a centralized automation platform.
2025-12-0211 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastAI Governance That Delivers: Moving from Policy to Practice
Learn how to turn AI governance from a compliance burden into a productivity driver. Discover the policies, controls, and platform capabilities needed for safe, scalable agentic automation.
2025-11-2707 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastHow a Centralized AI Automation Strategy Empowers Tiny, Efficient TeamsDiscover how a centralized AI automation strategy empowers tiny, high-performing teams with governance, security, and scalable productivity across the enterprise.
2025-11-2509 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastBridging the Communication Gap to Unlock Agentic Automation ROIPoor cross-team communication fuels AI sprawl and undermines automation ROI. See how ScriptRunner restores alignment, transparency, and secure agentic workflows.
2025-11-2007 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastArchitecting for AI ROI: How to Build an Automation Strategy that Maximizes Productivity Title 5671426228
Learn how to build a centralized, IT-led automation strategy that turns agentic AI into measurable ROI by reducing fragmentation, boosting productivity, and scaling automation securely.
2025-11-1806 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Hidden ROI-Killer in Your AI-Driven Workflows: Uncontrolled AccessUncontrolled access is the hidden ROI killer in AI-driven workflows. Discover how centralized governance, RBAC, and human-in-the-loop controls can secure agentic automation and turn innovation into measurable enterprise value.
2025-11-1308 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastFrom Generative to Agentic: The Next Leap in Enterprise AIAgentic automation is redefining enterprise AI. Learn how IT teams can build governance, infrastructure, and skills to unlock ROI with agentic automation in 2026.
2025-11-1108 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Coming Era of Microsoft Automation: Why AI Agents Need Guardrails to Secure Long-Term ROIAgentic automation is reshaping Microsoft IT operations. Learn why governance, integration, and policy-driven guardrails are essential to secure long-term ROI from AI agents.
2025-11-0609 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastGovernments Are Clamping Down on Enterprise-Level AI Usage: How to Ensure Your Microsoft Automation Stays CompliantGovernments worldwide are tightening AI regulations. Learn how to keep your Microsoft automation strategy compliant with effective AI guardrails, centralised oversight, and audit-ready governance.
2025-11-0409 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastRecent Cyber Attacks Highlight the Importance of Central Oversight in Microsoft AutomationGlobal cyber attacks in 2025 have exposed the risks of decentralised Microsoft automation. Learn why centralised oversight of tools like PowerShell is essential for IT resilience, security, and rapid incident response.
2025-10-3009 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastManaging PowerShell Teams Across Multiple LocationsManaging PowerShell automation across multiple locations requires structure and trust. Learn how clear governance and shared standards help distributed teams stay productive and compliant.
2025-10-2807 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastStructuring PowerShell Knowledge for Next-Gen AutomationYour most experienced PowerShell engineer just gave notice. During the handover meetings, you realize what you've suspected for a while now: the critical PowerShell automation running your environment lives almost entirely in his head.
Sure, the scripts execute daily processes, but understanding why they work the way they do, what they actually depend on, and how to safely modify them? All of that walks out the door in two weeks.
2025-10-2311 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastBuilding Continuity Plans for Critical PowerShell OperationsYour team manages dozens of PowerShell scripts scattered across file shares and individual workstations. Some run manually when someone remembers to execute them. A handful have scheduled tasks on specific servers that nobody documented.
User provisioning happens when an engineer runs a script from his laptop before morning coffee. Compliance reporting requires logging into a particular server and kicking off a process that pulls data from six different systems over twenty minutes.
2025-10-2109 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastPowerShell Performance at Scale: Capacity Planning and Performance Monitoring for Growing AutomationPowerShell automation that runs smoothly for fifteen servers can start failing at forty.
Scripts that once finished in minutes suddenly time out. The real challenge appears when leadership begins to ask strategic questions.
Business Leadership wants to understand automation ROI. The compliance team needs documented proof that security scripts have been executed as scheduled.
2025-10-1609 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastCentralized PowerShell Task Scheduling: 5 Advantages for Enterprise AutomationPicture this common situation: you need to verify a critical service status across multiple servers in your environment.
Using Windows Task Scheduler means connecting to each machine separately, checking local schedules, digging through event logs, and then manually piecing together what actually happened.
A task that should take minutes stretches into an hour of jumping between remote desktop sessions. For a handful of servers running independent tasks, this fragmented approach gets the job done.
2025-10-1510 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastZero-Trust Principles Meet PowerShell AutomationPowerShell automation has become essential to enterprise operations, connecting systems and processes across hybrid environments.
As automation expands, compliance teams struggle to prove consistent control and accountability. Auditors increasingly ask who executed what, when, and with which privileges, questions few organizations can answer without centralized governance.
2025-10-0911 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastEnforcing PowerShell Standards Across Distributed TeamsPowerShell is the engine behind a lot of enterprise automation, yet distributed teams often approach it with little consistency.
Teams follow local habits, while skill levels differ widely across locations. Documentation exists in some places but is outdated or missing entirely in others.
2025-10-0706 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastConsolidating PowerShell Environments Across Multiple SystemsIn most enterprises, the situation is well known. PowerShell automation rarely starts with a master plan. It evolved step by step as teams solved problems, introduced new technologies, and responded to business demands.
PowerShell automation grew wherever it was needed. Scripts appeared where issues needed solving. Server automation here, cloud deployment tools there, application utilities somewhere else.
2025-10-0208 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastScaling Governance: PowerShell Reporting Without Team ExpansionRegulatory frameworks like NIS2, HIPAA, and SOX keep raising the bar for compliance. Reporting and monitoring once sat in the background of IT operations. Today, they define how risk is managed and how business continuity is secured.
2025-10-0106 min
Inside IT AutomationCheers to 25 Years of Active Directory - A Happy Hour with Special GuestsJoin us for a special live stream celebrating 25 years of Active Directory. 🎉
Dive into the past, present, and future of this groundbreaking technology with expert insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and special guest appearances.
Share your AD stories with the community.
Whether you're an IT veteran or new to the world of directory services, this event is a must-listen! 🚀
2025-10-0138 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastPreparing PowerShell Automation Strategy for Changing Compliance RulesIT leaders worldwide are dealing with new regulations that change how they approach PowerShell automation.
Whether you're facing the EU's NIS2 Directive, US requirements like HIPAA and SOX, or other data governance standards, the challenge is the same: making automation more auditable and secure.
If you handle making compliance actually work day-to-day, you know the struggle with tight budgets and staffing. Another compliance project probably isn't what you're hoping to see on your desk.
But your PowerShell setup does need to get ready for tighter oversight without breaking the bank or slowing things do...
2025-09-2508 min
Inside IT AutomationCelebrating 18 Years Of PowerShellPowerShell 1.0 was released on November 14, 2006. It has changed the IT automation landscape forever.
We're bringing together well-known members of the PowerShell community for a special livestream to celebrate 18 years of PowerShell! 🚀
Expect stories, tips, learnings and a look back at how PowerShell has grown into this amazing IT automation technology it is today. We will also discuss the future of PowerShell.
2025-09-241h 09
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastManaging PowerShell Skill Gaps Before They Become Operational RisksPowerShell is the backbone of automation processes in Microsoft infrastructure management today. But IT organizations face a critical challenge, because their teams quickly hit their limits without clear standards and proper expertise.
Especially when core capabilities are missing, PowerShell skill gaps represent systemic risks that extend beyond individual competencies, threatening business continuity and compliance.
2025-09-2306 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhen IT Becomes the Bottleneck: Scaling Support Without Scaling HeadcountYour team’s PowerShell scripts work. And that's exactly the problem.
Budget meetings deliver familiar frustrations. Executive leadership demands faster project delivery, enhanced productivity metrics, and improved SLA performance. Meanwhile, your team handles 40% more automation requests than last year with the same headcount.
Budgets stay tight while expectations keep rising. Global IT spending continues climbing, yet much of that growth gets absorbed by recurring costs and price increases rather than new capabilities.
2025-09-2207 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastPolicy Chaos: When Every Team Has Their Own PowerShell Automation RulesYou know the value of PowerShell. It is flexible, powerful, and deeply embedded in the way Microsoft environments run for almost 20 years. But that flexibility becomes a liability when central governance is absent.
Without unified standards, every team writes its own rules for how automation should be executed, monitored, and reported, creating policy chaos.
2025-09-2208 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Productivity Paradox: Why More PowerShell Scripts Mean Less Team EfficiencyPowerShell has become the default engine of automation in Microsoft environments. Many IT departments discover an uncomfortable truth: more PowerShell scripts reduce team productivity.
We see this in almost all of our customers. As business grows and new requirements come in, the ecosystem expands, and the PowerShell script collection grows along with it.
What once seemed like progress becomes a bottleneck. Valuable hours slip away, projects stall, and skilled engineers end up maintaining outdated scripts instead of delivering business value.
2025-09-2206 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Monitoring Black Hole: Blind Spots in PowerShell Automation OversightPowerShell automation is critical to IT operations, yet most organizations run it without consistent monitoring or reporting.
The result is a monitoring black hole: automation executes, but leaders cannot see whether it delivers value or risk. Recent studies in enterprise IT have shown that adoption alone delivers little impact when oversight and reporting are missing.
This gap is just as evident in PowerShell environments, where fragmented monitoring prevents automation from scaling safely.
2025-09-2206 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastShadow PowerShell: The Hidden Compliance Risk in Your Microsoft EnvironmentShadow IT is no longer limited to unsanctioned apps. Increasingly, it includes unmonitored automation, where PowerShell scripts run outside any governance framework.
Recent research shows that more than 40 percent of employees already use technology beyond the reach of IT, and that number is expected to climb to three-quarters of the workforce by 2027. For those of us managing Microsoft environments, this is not a distant forecast but a clear signal that hidden automation is becoming the norm.
2025-09-2208 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastScriptRunner Enterprise Version 7.3 - More Control, More Comfort, More PowerRunning and securing PowerShell automation across multiple environments takes time and focus.
In ScriptRunner Enterprise Version 7.3, we addressed exactly that. Our team has put much effort into this release, guided by what you asked for. Based on customer feedback and real-world scenarios, many new features have made it into this release.
This version gives you more control across your PowerShell automation platform, strengthens security without adding complexity, and saves valuable time in daily PowerShell tasks.
Let’s take a closer look to what’ s new!
2025-09-2205 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastThe Audit Nightmare: How Decentralized PowerShell Creates Compliance Blind SpotsEvery compliance review includes that moment when auditors request proof of administrative activity. Without centralized governance platforms, that evidence does not exist. IT leaders know this scenario well: explain to senior management why you can't prove what happened, or scramble for weeks trying to piece together evidence from scattered systems.
The challenge goes beyond PowerShell scripts. In practice, compliance pressure can either stall projects or drive better systems. The real question is: how do you design governance that helps your team move faster rather than hold it back?
2025-09-2208 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastUnsupported and Unmaintained: The Risk of Self-Built PowerShell Solutions in Microsoft Environments"Organizations tend to hide the issue until it is killing them." That observation from ITPro captures exactly what you're probably dealing with right now.
Month one feels perfect. Your admin writes a quick script, solves the problem, and moves on. The automation works. The process flows. Everyone's happy.
2025-09-2208 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastTool Sprawl Is Killing IT Productivity: 74% of IT Teams Use Fragmented ToolchainsYour Microsoft environment works. Your team delivers results. But simple business processes, such as onboarding new hires, consume significantly more time than they should. Your admins spend their day jumping between different systems to complete routine tasks that should take minutes, not hours.
Here's the scope of this problem: Kaspersky found that 74% of enterprise teams operate with fragmented multi-vendor toolchains, and 36% say their systems are too complex to use effectively. In Microsoft environments, this fragmentation often extends beyond security tools to everyday operational tasks.
2025-09-1910 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastYour Team's PowerShell Knowledge Is a Single Point of FailureThe one admin who knows how your mission-critical PowerShell scripts work just left the company. You're staring at hundreds of automation scripts with cryptic comments, undocumented dependencies, and custom modules that nobody else understands.
This scenario happens in Microsoft environments every day. IT professionals call it the "bus factor problem". Critical automation knowledge is often held in individual heads instead of being documented and standardized. Your entire infrastructure becomes vulnerable to a single resignation, vacation, or unexpected absence.
2025-09-1908 min
The ScriptRunner Blog Podcast5 Governance Mistakes That Break Compliance in Microsoft Environments (And How to Fix Them)January 2025 delivered a compliance wake-up call that no technical decision-maker can ignore. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule that eliminate the distinction between "required" and "addressable" implementation specifications.
According to the Federal Register, safeguards that were previously optional, including risk assessments, access controls, and detailed logging, are now set to become mandatory with strict enforcement.
2025-09-1909 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastDon't Let Siloed AI Block Your Automation StrategyAI initiatives run in every department. HR screens candidates, Finance processes invoices, Operations predicts maintenance. Each shows success individually, but enterprise value remains elusive. As AI spending reaches record levels, the pressure to demonstrate measurable returns has intensified. Siloed AI initiatives prevent organizations from achieving the strategic advantages board members expect from these investments. This pattern appears across Fortune 500 companies.
2025-09-1909 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastFrom Script Sprawl to Secure Delegation Policy-Driven PowerShell Automation for Microsoft ITPowerShell is the script engine of automation in Microsoft enterprise environments. Over time, many IT teams find themselves overwhelmed by uncontrolled script growth, excessive privileges, and manual workflows that delay service delivery.
Maintaining compliance with SOX, NIST, and DORA becomes a daily challenge when scripts run without consistent policies or clear audit visibility.
2025-09-1910 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastWhy Enterprise Automation Governance Is the Foundation of Compliance in Regulated IndustriesYour enterprise automation strategy delivered measurable results. Operational costs fell by 30%. Response times improved across departments. Your IT team hit every efficiency target while supporting 10,000 users at multiple sites.
Then your auditor asked a simple question that changed everything: "Can you demonstrate that these automated processes follow documented approval procedures?"
2025-09-1909 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastScalable Automation Needs Governance, Delegation and Auditability – Here's HowIT leaders recognize a growing challenge as more teams turn to automation to manage users, systems, and services. How can scalable automation be implemented across an organization without losing visibility or control? How can it support compliance requirements without becoming a burden? What needs to be in place to ensure that automation remains an asset as it grows?
Three things make or break your automation when you scale it. Governance, delegated execution, and auditability form the foundation for secure, scalable operations, particularly in environments where PowerShell serves as the primary scripting platform.
2025-09-1907 min
The ScriptRunner Blog Podcast5 PowerShell Automation Scripts to Optimize IT Infrastructure in 2025Why PowerShell Is Key to Scalable IT Automation
In the first part of this series, we covered five scripts that help IT teams automate user management and Microsoft 365 administration. These examples showed how ScriptRunner turns isolated PowerShell scripts into secure, scalable automation for everyday IT tasks.
This second part highlights five essential PowerShell automation scripts that help automate key infrastructure tasks such as virtual machine provisioning and database backups. These scripts help IT teams streamline processes like virtual machine provisioning, database backups, and Microsoft Graph data retrieval.
2025-09-1903 min
Inside IT AutomationChrissy LeMaire talks about PowerShell, AI, dbatools and moreIn this "Inside IT Automation" episode, Heiko talks to Chrissy LeMaire about PowerShell, dbatools, the use of AI in different areas of our professional lives and more.
Chrissy is dual Microsoft MVP, a GitHub Star and an AI toolmaker. She is the founder of dbatools, the PowerShell automation module specifically designed for SQL Server DBAs.
2025-09-1722 min
The ScriptRunner Blog PodcastStructuring Automation: How Enterprises Gain Control with ScriptRunner 7.2Enterprise IT teams face an automation paradox. PowerShell scripts boost efficiency, yet uncontrolled execution creates compliance nightmares. When scripts run without oversight, even routine tasks can introduce risk.
Regulated environments face severe consequences when undocumented changes trigger audit issues or policy violations. For automation to improve reliability, every action must be traced back to a responsible person with documented approval.
2025-09-1707 min
Inside IT AutomationDoug Finke talks about PowerShell, PSAI, ImportExcel and more.In this "Inside IT Automation" episode Heiko has a conversation with Doug Finke. They talk about the success of PowerShell, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Doug's PowerShell modules ImportExcel and PSAI. Doug's also mentioning his upcoming book on OpenAI and PowerShell.
Doug does a live demo of his PSAI PowerShell module and shows how it helps to interact with OpenAI from PowerShell.
Doug is a long time Microsoft MVP, AI tinkerer, author of "Windows PowerShell for Developers" and a well known figure in the PowerShell community. He has developed the widely used PowerShell module "ImportExcel". Lately he published t...
2025-09-1032 min
Inside IT AutomationJoe Houghes talks about VMware, PowerCLI, PowerShell and more | Inside IT AutomationIn this "Inside IT Automation" episode, Heiko talks to Joe Houghes about automating VMware environments with PowerShell and PowerCLI. They also cover the Broadcom takeover and, of course, the use of AI.
Joe is Microsoft MVP, VMware vExpert, Consulting Field Solutions Architect at Pure Storage and International Speaker. He is also co-leader of the Denver PowerShell and VMware User Groups.
Joe believes automation should be a focus for everyone, although it requires in-depth thinking beyond performing a task once, so the result is repeatable and consistent.
2025-09-0335 min
Inside IT AutomationPowerShell & Graph: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly With Damian ScolesIn this interview, Damian Scoles talks about the strengths and weaknesses of using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph. We talk about real-world applications, and hear his insights and tips. This episode offers valuable perspectives on the evolving possibilities of Microsoft Graph and PowerShell.
Damian is Microsoft MVP in M365 & Services, a technical architect and well-known PowerShell book author.
2025-08-2740 min
Inside IT AutomationPowerShell and Public Speaking with Emrys MacInallyIn this "Inside IT Automation" episode, Heiko has a conversation with Emrys MacInally at the PSConfEU in Antwerp. They talk about PowerShell, PSConfEU, Public speaking at conferences and more.
Emrys is Team Lead Deployment and Automation at medavis GmbH and PowerShell enthusiast.
2025-08-2012 min
Inside IT AutomationXavier Clinquart talks about PowerShell, the PoSh community and more.In this "Inside IT Automation" episode Heiko has a conversation with Xavier Clinquart at the PSConfEU in Antwerp. They talk about the PowerShell Conference, "Shorten The Code", the PowerShell community and the Belgium PowerShell community in particular and more.
Xavier is a Senior System Engineer at Axxes IT Consultancy and the co-founder of the Belgium PowerShell User Group.
2025-08-1314 min
Inside IT AutomationGuy Leech talks about his PowerShell journey, the use of AI and moreIn this "Inside IT Automation" episode, Heiko has a conversation with Guy Leech at the PSConfEU in Antwerp. They talk about the PowerShell Conference, Guy's PowerShell journey, AI and more. They will also be a few dad jokes :-).
Guy is a Microsoft MVP, Citrix CTP, VMware vExpert, Parallels VIPP and a well known PowerShell expert.
NOTE: Unfortunately, the recording stopped at around the 30-minute mark. That's why the abrupt ending. We apologize for the inconvenience.
2025-08-0629 min
Inside IT AutomationMatthew Dowst talks about PowerShell, Python, writing books and moreIn this episode of "Inside IT Automation" we speak with Matthew Dowst.
Matthew is a Managing Consultant for Quisitive (formerly Catapult Systems) and the lead architect for their managed automation team. He has spent the last 10 years working
extensively with PowerShell to help clients of all sizes automate
their production workloads. In addition, Matthew is very involved
in the PowerShell community, writing blogs, authoring modules, and participating in online forums. He is also the creator
of the PowerShell Weekly newsletter, a weekly roundup of that
week’s PowerShell news. He is the author...
2025-07-3048 min
Inside IT AutomationBruno Buyck: Learning PowerShell with LegoIn this "Inside IT Automation" episode, Bruno Buyck shows how he teaches PowerShell with the help of Lego bricks. He demonstrates his Lego PowerShell module and how his students can use it to learn about parameters, functions and more.
Bruno is a long time PowerShell consultant and PowerShell trainer in Belgium. He is the founder of Trouble Shooter BV.
2025-07-2317 min
Inside IT AutomationErwin van Hunen talks about PnP PowerShell, MS Graph, music and moreIn this "Inside IT Automation On Tour" episode we are meeting Erwin van Hunen at the European Collaboration Summit in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Erwin is the 'Father' of PnP PowerShell, an open source PowerShell module that is used millions of times everyday worldwide to perform automated tasks towards Office 365 and SharePoint. He is also a Microsoft MVP and well-known public speaker, and technology evangelist. As Chief Technolgy Officer he shapped products and services at Valo, Staffbase and Rencore. Currently he is Head of Product at MondayCoffee.
In our conversation he talks about the history and success of...
2025-07-1626 min
Inside IT AutomationKamen Nikolov talks about PowerCLI, PowerShell, VMware and more.In this episode of "Inside IT Automation" we speak with Kamen Nikolov.
Kamen led the PowerCLI development team in Sofia. He is a VMware vExpert and an active member of the VMware community.
In our conversation he talks about his PowerShell journey, the role PowerShell played when developing the VMware PowerCLI module, the PowerCLI functionality, Power Actions and more.
2025-07-0934 min
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With years of experience as a venture capitalist and tech leader, Shomit shares invaluable insights on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in today’s data-driven world. He explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, the role of data in driving innovation, and what the future holds for automation in business and society.
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Inside IT AutomationAdam Bertram's PowerShell Journey, ChatGPT, Lego and more.In this episode of "Inside IT Automation" we speak with Adam Bertram aka "Adam the Automator". Adam is an independent technology professional focused on building, doing, and sharing. He is a subject-matter expert in automation, DevOps, and IT systems that just so happens to know how to convey knowledge gained through experience in the form of blog posts, written articles, online courses, and workshops.
Get great insights and tips and tricks about why and how to learn PowerShell. Adam talks about the biggest "aha" moments when he started using PowerShell. You will also hear about his "Adam...
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Inside IT AutomationMicrosoft MVP Doug Finke talks about the state of AI and PowerShellIn this "Inside IT Automation" episode Heiko has a conversation with Microsoft MVP Doug Finke. They talk about the current state of AI and how it helps to achieve more with PowerShell.
Doug does a live demo of his PSAI PowerShell module and shows how it helps to interact with OpenAI from PowerShell.
They also cover the principles of AI, Cursor, DeepSeek and much more.
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Inside IT AutomationJakub Jareš talks about PowerShell testing with Pester and more | Inside IT Automation | E19In this "Inside IT Automation" episode, Jakub Jareš talks about the Pester PowerShell module and how it helps testing PowerShell code.
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Inside IT AutomationThe History of PowerShell with Jeffrey SnoverPowerShell changed the lives of many IT professionals, system engineers and automation architects around the globe. Let's meet Jeffrey Snover. The man who had the vision, the team and the perseverance to bring this wonderful technology to life. In this talk, you will learn about the history of PowerShell and how it helps IT teams to automate tasks and processes today and tomorrow.
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Ravi SagarAtlasssian Updates - Twitter Jira down and ScriptRunner HAPISome important things happened in the last week - ScriptRunner announced HAPI that will make writing scripts easier. Also Twitter's Jira was down. Anyone knows why? #AtlassianUpdates #TeaWithRavi https://www.ravisagar.in/videos/atlassian-updates-twitter-jira-down-and-scriptrunner-hapi
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https://youtu.be/4JW5T-82wnU
2023-02-1210 min
Ravi SagarAsha loves ScriptRunner and eazyBI #ExpertTalksToday I had the pleasure to talk to Asha Goyal, she is an experienced Jira Administrator with several years of experience. It was great to know that she also loves using ScriptRunner like me and enjoys working on Jira. We also discussed career opportunities in Atlassian domain and work life balance.
Asha Goyal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asha-goyal-20a86050/
Video version: https://www.ravisagar.in/videos/asha-loves-scriptrunner-and-eazybi-experttalks
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