PowerShell SysAdmin Crash Course

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Say goodbye to complicated IT tasks and embrace efficient system administration with "PowerShell SysAdmin Crash Course." With hands-on experience and over 50 examples and demonstrations, you will build a strong understanding of PowerShell and gain confidence in its application.

"PowerShell SysAdmin Crash Course" is the ultimate guide for system administrators and PowerShell users. This comprehensive resource teaches you everything to know about PowerShell, from the console and cmdlets to scripting, modules, and more. You will learn essential topics like Active Directory Management, Windows Server, PowerShell Remoting, DSC, SCCM, and administering software updates.

In addition, you will discover advanced techniques such as working with JSON and XML data, parallel processing, multithreading, and creating custom cmdlets and modules. You get to learn how to integrate PowerShell with automation and configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Chef, and how to use CI/CD tools like Jenkins. The book also covers integrating PowerShell with Bash and Python scripting and utilizing PowerShell Universal for running automation scripts through a single platform.

Key LearningsLearn everything about PowerShell, from console to cmdlets to scripting and modules.

Manage Active Directory, PowerShell Remoting, DSC, SCCM, and software updates.

Discover advanced techniques like JSON and XML data, parallel processing, and multithreading.

Create custom cmdlets and modules for automation and configuration management.

Integrate PowerShell with Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins, Bash, and Python scripting.

Use PowerShell Universal to run automation scripts through a single platform.

Table of ContentBeginning with PowerShell

PowerShell Basics

Cmdlets, Aliases, and Functions

Up and Running with Scripting Basics

Working with PowerShell Modules

PowerShell Scripting

Windows Management with PowerShell

Active Directory Management

PowerShell Remoting

PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

PowerShell and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

PowerShell Security and Best Practices

Advanced PowerShell Techniques

PowerShell and Automation Frameworks

Extending PowerShell and Interoperability

Working with PowerShell Universal

Audience

This book is ideal for you if you want to build a strong understanding of PowerShell and its application, from the basics to advanced techniques. It is also suitable for you if you want to integrate PowerShell with automation and configuration management tools and other scripting languages.