It felt like XML was a bit dated for data transport.  It is/has been a bit cumbersome to parse and manage from PowerShell.  I’ve been seeing a lot more JSON everywhere and was curious to know if support for it was implemented in PowerShell.  It is.  As it turns out, it’s much easier to use.  Now to go back and update all my scripts to start using it.  Sigh…

Here’s an awesome article by June Blender on how to transition to start using it:

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy