MS Graph and Stepping into Public Speaking with Morten Kristensen

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we sit down with Morten Kristensen, an automation specialist and PowerShell enthusiast, to discuss his journey with PowerShell, his experience working with the Microsoft Graph API, and his recent leap into public speaking. Morten shares insights from his first-ever technical talk, the challenges of working with Graph API, and how he's navigating his professional growth.
Key topics in this episode include:

• Getting started with MS Graph API – Overcoming common challenges, including authentication, filtering, and throttling.
• Batching API requests – How to optimize Graph API calls for efficiency and performance.
• Taking the leap into public speaking – Morten shares his experience preparing for and delivering his first-ever talk at PowerShell Wednesdays.
• The power of community engagement – How being part of the PowerShell community has accelerated learning and career growth.
• Starting a PowerShell blog – Why Morten launched his blog and how he plans to share more insights and technical knowledge.

Morten also shares his career perspective, how he got into automation, and why he believes that solving problems and sharing knowledge is key to professional growth.   Bio: An automation specialist with a passion for scripting and homelabbing, Morten Mynster specializes in PowerShell, Python, and Terraform to streamline processes, manage systems, and optimize cloud infrastructure. With a strong focus on automation tools and best practices, Morten shares insights and experiences through blogging, helping others navigate the world of scripting and infrastructure as code.   Links: 

• Read Morten’s blog at mynster9361.github.io
• Connect with Morten on https://www.linkedin.com/in/mortenmynster/ 
• Check out my GitHub repositories:
  https://github.com/Mynster9361?tab=repositories
• Check out PowerShell Wednesdays every Wednesday at 2 PM EST in the PDQ Discord (discord.gg/pdq) for live discussions and demos.
• The PowerShell Podcast: https://pdq.com/the-powershell-podcast
• The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/74fjqGtYW0Q