Chatting about Chatbots with Mike Kanakos, Microsoft MVP
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Mike Kanakos is extremely active in the PowerShell community, so getting the opportunity to highlight all his contributions was pretty awesome for us. We got to talk about all of the ways we can contribute to PowerShell to keep it the best version of itself. We also did a quick dive into ChatBots and highlighted PoshBot, which can connect to several chat backends like Slack or Teams.
Guest Bio and links:
Mike is a Microsoft MVP who might be the biggest advocate for PowerShell out there. He has weekly engagements where he is blogging or talking about Powershell. He is so active in the community they figured they might as well make him the Director of Community Engagement at PowerShell.org. He also leads the Research Triangle PowerShell Users Group, which is helping over 2400 members better automate with PowerShell.
Mikes MVP Profile - https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5004073
Mikes blog - https://www.commandline.ninja/
Research Triangle PowerShell User Group - https://rtpsug.com/
Awesome talk on Secrets - https://youtu.be/vEniQPooUSs
Poshbot Git - GitHub - poshbotio/PoshBot: Powershell-based bot framework
Poshbot Docs - Home - PoshBot Docs
pscookiemonster on Poshbot - http://ramblingcookiemonster.github.io/PoshBot/
Using Webhooks - Get a Teams Notification the Moment an Active Directory User gets Locked Out with PowerShell Using Webhooks – The Lazy Administrator
About the Authors
Andrew Pla
PowerShell MVP, podcast host, and Community Director of PowerShell Summit
I’m a technical educator and community builder. I’m a Microsoft PowerShell MVP, podcast host, speaker, and Community Director of PowerShell Summit. I also work at PDQ alongside sysadmins and IT pros every day.
Community isn’t just what I do. It’s where I get my energy. I genuinely light up when I see someone land a new job, level up a skill, or show up to their first conference. I love sharing that passion with others.
Every week I host a live podcast and stream on YouTube covering PowerShell, automation, and the humans behind the keyboards.
If you’re on your IT journey and need someone in your corner, you’re in the right place. Find more at andrewpla.tech/links.

Jordan Hammond
Long-time co-host of The PowerShell Podcast
Jordan Hammond was a long-time co-host of The PowerShell Podcast and a regular host of the PDQ streams.
