Leverage the expertise of Windows PowerShell and automate Microsoft products and technologies, on-premises and in-cloud About This Book * Meet complex administration requirements with efficiency using Windows PowerShell * Build advanced task automation skills via PowerShell scripting for Microsoft technologies such as Nano Server and System Center, Office 365, and so on * A comprehensive PowerShell guide with a set of scenarios, real-world examples, and scripts to easily get you started with Windows PowerShell and its capabilities Who This Book Is For This handbook is for system administrators who want to master Windows PowerShell as a scripting language, automate repeated daily tasks, and perform complex administration in timely manner with less effort. In order to get the maximum benefit from this book, you need to have some basic scripting knowledge and a good administration experience.
What You Will Learn * Discover and understand the concepts and basics of Windows PowerShell * Explore Windows PowerShell's extensibility and flexibility * Discover the new features and enhancements of Windows PowerShell * Get to know the PowerShell syntax and grammar such as pipeline, looping, and working with objects * Extend PowerShell's capabilities with the .NET framework, XML, WMI, and COM+ * Configure and deploy Windows Server Core features, services, and components * Manage and configure the Microsoft virtualization platform, Hyper-V * Manage and configure Cloud technologies such as Office 365 and Microsoft Azure In Detail Technology's growing rhythm is running faster than before, and the business needs are getting more complex every day. Thus, it is the time to gain a new talent to meet this challenge. With PowerShell in your toolbox, you can easily perform many tasks in less time, with less effort, and with lower costs. This book comes with a set of real-world scenarios and detailed scripts that will help you getting started with PowerShell. You will learn what is new in PowerShell 5.0 such as Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Classes, automation with Office 365, writing the syntax, and building your scripts and developing extensions and modules.
You will also gain deep insights into automating various tasks and integrating PowerShell with different technologies, products, and tools, such as Windows Server, Active Directory, Nano Server, Hyper-V, System Center, Office 365, Microsoft Azure, and more.
- ISBN10 1783551739
- ISBN13 9781783551736
- Publish Date 30 November 2016
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 April 2017
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Packt Publishing Limited
- Format Paperback
- Pages 308
- Language English