From SharePoint to Security with David Sass

Newly minted Microsoft MVP David Sass joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about PowerShell notebooks, terminal tooling, and making automation approachable for teams that are hesitant to touch the console. David shares how he uses Jupyter/PowerShell notebooks as a practical “click-to-run” interface for colleagues, helping them safely run approved automation while keeping the logic documented, repeatable, and under source control.

The conversation also dives into incident response automation, David’s journey from SharePoint engineering into security, and the surprising ways PowerShell can be used across Windows, cloud, and even Raspberry Pi lab clusters—while still staying focused on knowledge-sharing and building systems that don’t depend on one person.

 

Key Takeaways:
• Notebooks can remove friction for teams — combining documentation, code, and saved output creates a safer way for others to run automation without needing deep PowerShell confidence.
• PowerShell scales incident response workflows — David explains how notebooks can log in, pull incidents, enrich data, and even auto-close noise, reducing UI-click fatigue for analysts.
• Teaching makes you promotable — sharing knowledge reduces dependency on you, strengthens the team, and makes it easier for a business to grow your role without risk.

 

Guest Bio:
David is a Microsoft MVP and highly skilled SharePoint Guy who is focusing on Automation, Compliance, Security, Operational Excellence, Quality Assurance and hacking the unexpected out from the technology stack.

 

Resource Links:

• David’s link hub – https://davidsass.io/
• Andrew's links - https://andrewpla.tech/links
• PowerShell Spectre Console – https://pwshspectreconsole.com/
• PowerShell Wednesdays – https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=PowerShell+Wednesdays
• PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ
• ClockworkPi (the handheld device shown/discussed) – https://clockworkpi.com
• The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y03EJYpZczo