Interview with a Wiki Ninja and PowerShell MVP: Chen V!
Welcome to another Interview with a Wiki Ninja! This one is 5 months in the making!
Chen V is an MVP in PowerShell!
TechNet Wiki Stats:
- 153 Articles
- 773 Edits
- 366 Comments
Let's get to the interview...
Who are you?
Myself: Chendrayan Venkatesan; people call me Chen V. I work as SharePoint 2010 Admin and Data Center Support Engineer.
I am interested in Microsoft Technologies like SharePoint , Exchange , LYNC - Indeed PowerShell.
I share my learning experience in https://www.facebook.com/groups/148977435297832/ and in https://www.facebook.com/pages/PowerShell-Support/1403945703187790?ref=bookmarks
Where are you, and what do you do?
I am currently residing in Nijmegen, Netherlands. I support SharePoint Applications and Data Center Operations.
What are your specialty technologies?
SharePoint 2010
Windows Server Administration
Data Center.
What are your big projects right now?
At present I am engaged in these Projects:
- Aligning Data Center as per the Industry standard.
- Converting old automation process using PowerShell.
- Re-writing the old PowerShell Scripts in newer versions.
- Re-aligning Active Directory User Management using PowerShell.
What is TechNet Wiki for? Who is it for?
TechNet Wiki is to Share and explore the technology, this is common for all IT Professionals.
What do you do with TechNet Wiki, and how does that fit into the rest of your job?
I write TechNet Wiki to share my learning and experince. It helps me to get some best practise in the Industry.
One portal to GET what we need.
What is it about TechNet Wiki that interests you?
Sharing is Caring. Learning, Sharing, Collaborating and exploring the technologies under one roof.
Multi Language Portal which reaches people across geography.
What are your favorite Wiki articles you’ve contributed?
My Favourites Wiki Articles are
Solved My Client Requirement:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/18300.export-sharepoint-user-profile-information-values-in-csv-or-html.aspx
Nerve Racking Fix in SharePoint 2010
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/18293.sharepoint-2010-publishing-feature-activation.aspx
All my wiki's are my favourite because I pick the cases from my day-to-day operations.
What is your favorite Wiki article with a Top 5?
[Something thatI wrote while travelling]
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/22471.powershell-tricks-get-random-numbers-and-sum-up-the-values.aspx
What are the top 5 Wiki articles or areas that need more attention and development?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/22471.powershell-tricks-get-random-numbers-and-sum-up-the-values.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/20943.printer-health-check-up-report.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/20939.windows-7-projector-settings-windows-p.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/22782.microsoft-exchange-online-how-to-recover-active-sync-device-password.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/23642.how-to-check-your-powershell-preferences.aspx
What could we do differently on TechNet Wiki?
Build a Windows Mobile App for Wiki and Gallery Forum including the below features
1. Single Sign On
2. Filters
3. Search
4. Points and Rewards
Who has impressed you in the Wiki community, and why?
The below people impressed me by translating, correcting, and updating my wiki's:
- Benoit Jester - MTFC https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/422831/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashx
- Peter Geelen -MSFT https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/2659/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashx
- Durval Ramos - Affiliation Partner https://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/durval%20ramos/?ws=leaderboard
- Ed Price - MSFT https://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/Ed%20Price%20-%20MSFT
- Naomi N - Microsoft Partner https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/30759/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashx
Do you have any tips for new Wiki authors?
Try to Share at least 1 Wiki per day. No matters if something is wrong, people around the world will correct us. Learning is a Continuos Process so we can't stop.
Please join me in thanking Chen V for providing so much great content on TechNet Wiki!
And remember to Wiki while you work (and after you work)!!!
- Ninja Ed
Comments
- Anonymous
November 04, 2014
Hi Chen, and I am so glad to have met you in person this week. Great interview and congratulations. - Anonymous
November 04, 2014
Nice to know about you Chen!
Thanks Ed for providing the great interview! :-) - Anonymous
November 04, 2014
The comment has been removed - Anonymous
November 04, 2014
Thanks Saeid Hasani :) - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
Happy for you Chen - You rocked :) !! Wish you success forever :) - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
super Chen - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
congratulations, Great interview, Chen
Thanks Ed - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
Congrats!! - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
Congrats Chen ....proud of your achievement.
You rock always and all the best for your future achievements. - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
Congratulations Chen and great work - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
Awesome!! Congrats on the good work :) - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
Chen, It's a pleasure to know more about you. I'm glad to have helped you!!!
Ed, great interview. - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
Good job Chen, keep going! - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
super matchi... - Anonymous
November 05, 2014
The comment has been removed - Anonymous
November 06, 2014
Congrats chen... - Anonymous
November 06, 2014
This is a great community response! Thanks, everyone! - Anonymous
November 06, 2014
Congrats and welcome Chen, and great interview Ed :) - Anonymous
November 09, 2014
Thanks for sharing Ed. - Anonymous
November 13, 2014
Congrats - Anonymous
December 30, 2014
Belated congrats - Anonymous
January 11, 2015
Welcome back for another analysis of contributions to TechNet Wiki over the last week.
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January 17, 2015
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October 25, 2015
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