PowerShell or GUI? Let's settle this IT admin debate | M365 Mythbusters Ep. 4

Most Microsoft 365 admins have a default: live in the admin center, or script everything in PowerShell. Both feel like the right call — until they aren't.

This episode tackles both sides of that debate. The GUI has real blind spots that only show up at scale. Scripts create their own risks when modules change, filters break, or the one person who built them moves on. Neither approach alone holds up in a real tenant.

Richard Harbridge walks through where each approach earns its keep, where it quietly fails, and how the best IT teams think about the choice differently — using portals, PowerShell, and purpose-built tools like ShareGate as a layered toolchain instead of picking a side.

⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction
00:43 – The realities
1:54 – Myth 1
2:54 – The cracks in Myth 1
4:40 – Myth 2
5:15 – Problems with myth 2
6:35 – The layered toolchain approach
7:40 – Verdict
🔗 RESOURCES
→ ShareGate Migrate: https://sharegate.com/migrate
→ ShareGate Protect: https://sharegate.com/protect
→ M365 Mythbusters playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLi2EDwgYwb8wvo7aUpm2gI77CJBi9_o9

💬 What's your org's default — portal-first or script-first?
Drop it in the comments. And if there's an M365 debate you want us to settle next, we're
listening.

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