Capture the Lab (CTL for short) is a capture the flag style challenge event for participants of the LabMan 2022 conference to compete against each other to complete challenges related to endpoint management practices such as shell scripting, deployments and configuration as code, and asset/configuration manangement principles.

Use the link above to register for the Capture the Lab challenge event. This will take you to an RSVP link. Please provide your name and contact information to add to your calendar.

No. Only attendees of the LabMan 2022 conference participating in-person may compete in the Capture the Lab challenge event.

Nope. You will need to register with your name and email address to participate in the Capture the Lab challenge event.

Yes! We welcome competitors of all skill levels from beginner to experts. There's something for everyone to learn and up their skills in this competition.

Yes! We recommend that competitors bring a Windows 10 laptop that is capable of running PowerShell Core version 7 or greater. If you don't have a Windows 10 laptop, we will have a limited number of pre-configured laptops that may be used the day of the event, but you'll still need your own Windows 10 environment to work through practice questions the days before the event.

No, but we would very much like for you to compete! This is a purely optional competitive event, but if you want to work at your own pace and just want to learn more about the topics covered in this event we will be publishing the challenges after the event is over with full solutions for you to work through at your own pace.

While the Capture the Lab is designed for individual competition among participants, and we will only be offering individal prizes, working in teams is not strictly prohibited. If your goal is learning more about the topics covered in the challenges, we absolutely encourage collaboration and working in teams!

Nope. Prizes for Capture the Lab are for our finalists: first-place, runner-up, and second runner-up. Each finalist will get their choice of one of the prizes from the available pool until they are all claimed.

We understand that some of the challenges will be difficult....that's kind of the point. This is a competitive event after all. That being said, we also want everyone who participates to learn something and learning objectives for this event are the primary reason we're hosting Capture the Lab in the first place. If you are truly stumped by a challenge, save it for later and come back to it and don't spend too much time on a single challenge. Eventually, all of the solutions will be published once the event is over.

All Capture the Lab prizes will be presented at the LabMan 2022 closing ceremony so you'll have to stay until we announce the winners of the competition to claim your prize. If you choose an Amazon Gift Card, it will be emailed to you after the closing ceremony has concluded.