RunAs Radio

Where are PowerShell and Desired State Configuration going next? Richard talks to Jason Helmick about PowerShell 7.7 and DSC 3.3. Jason explains how DSC has evolved from configuring Windows Server into a lightweight, cross-platform configuration engine underlying tools like WinGet Configure, with integrations into other automation platforms on the way. The conversation also digs into PowerShell's annual release cadence, the continuing challenge of moving enterprises from Windows PowerShell 5.1 to PowerShell 7, and Microsoft's efforts to make that migration easier. And Jason discusses how the latest wave of security work is changing PowerShell engineering while the team tries to keep twenty years of automation working.
Links
powershell.org
DSC v3.3.0
WinGet Configuration
Windows Server Update Services
Microsoft Intune
PowerShell
How Not To Hate PowerShell
PowerShell 7.7
Migrating from Windows PowerShell 5.1 to PowerShell 7
PSScriptAnalyzer Module
Recorded Oct 1, 2026

Why are so many organizations considering PostgreSQL alongside SQL Server? Richard talks to Elizabeth Christensen about PostgreSQL and its growing role in modern enterprise data platforms. Elizabeth explains how PostgreSQL’s open-source roots, extensibility model, and broad cloud support have helped it become a mainstream choice for everything from new applications to SQL Server migration projects. They discuss the practical realities of administration, backups, high availability, security integration with Microsoft Entra, and the ecosystem of tools and extensions that surround PostgreSQL. The conversation also explores how PostgreSQL is evolving beyond traditional transactional workloads, connecting to modern analytics platforms, object storage, AI-driven reporting, and open data formats while remaining a proven database platform for enterprises, governments, and cloud providers.
Links
Databasus
CloudNativePG
Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
Snowflake Postgres
DBeaver
pgAdmin
PostgreSQL 18.0
Red Hat Enterprise
Postgres.app
Redgate PostgreSQL Resources & Tools
PostGIS
Apache Iceberg
Apache Parquet
Metabase
Streamlit
Apache Datasketches
DuckDB
Recorded Sept 10, 2026

What are the risks of using agents in your organization? While at NDC in Oslo, Richard sat down with Will Velida to talk about the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications. AI agents promise productivity gains, but they also introduce entirely new attack surfaces. Richard and Will explore threats such as prompt injection, agent goal hijacking, memory poisoning, privilege abuse, and cascading failures across multi-agent workflows. They also discuss the tooling, governance frameworks, and security practices organizations need to adopt to move agentic applications from proof-of-concept to production safely.
Links
OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026
Microsoft Purview
OpenTelemetry AI Agent Observability
Microsoft Agent Governance Toolkit
Microsoft AI Foundry
Hugging Face
Agent Plugins
Microsoft Entra Agent ID Documentation
Agentic Authorization
Recorded Sept 17, 2026

Turning on every tool in M365 is rarely a successful strategy - so how do you choose? Richard chats with Joy Apple about her work as a consultant helping organizations use the huge array of products in the M365 universe. Joy talks about meeting people where they are - understanding how they currently work, and then finding tools that can best amplify their productivity. Collaboration tools are a huge part of that story - finding ways to work together is always a challenge. And that's one of the many reasons there are so many tools in M365... It's all about addressing what people want to do!

Links

OneDrive

Viva Engage

Search in M365 Copilot

Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Loop

Azure SRE Agent

Recorded Sep 1, 2026

What can Cloudflare do for you? While at KCDC in Kansas City, Richard chatted with Bob Fornal about how his organization uses Cloudflare - not just for content delivery or DDoS protection, but also edge compute - and more! Bob talks about moving workloads between the client and server, where Cloudflare Workers can run some code and save time while staying secure. This leads to a broader conversation about introducing these tools to your organization - it's not likely something web developers will ask for. Still, it can help them, and collaboration between development and operations is always a positive in an organization!
Links
Cloudflare
Planetscale
Azure Front Door
Cloudflare Workers
Recorded Sep 11, 2026