Learn to use PowerShell, Microsoft's scripting language, to automate real-world tasks that IT professionals and system administrators deal with every day.

Save Time. Automate.

PowerShell® is both a scripting language and an administrative shell that lets you control and automate nearly every aspect of IT. In PowerShell for Sysadmins, five-time Microsoft® MVP "Adam the Automator" Bertram shows you how to use PowerShell to manage and automate your desktop and server environments so that you can head out for an early lunch.

You'll learn how to:

• Combine commands, control flow, handle errors, write scripts, run scripts remotely, and test scripts with the PowerShell testing framework, Pester
• Parse structured data like XML and JSON, work with common domains (like Active Directory, Azure, and Amazon Web Services), and create a real-world server inventory script
• Design and build a PowerShell module to demonstrate PowerShell isn't just about ad-hoc scripts
• Use PowerShell to create a hands-off, completely automated Windows deployment
• Build an entire Active Directory forest from nothing but a Hyper-V host and a few ISO files
• Create endless Web and SQL servers with just a few lines of code!

Real-world examples throughout help bridge the gap between theory and actual system, and the author's anecdotes keep things lively.

Stop with the expensive software and fancy consultants. Learn how to manage your own environment with PowerShell for Sysadmins and make everyone happy.

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Table of Contents

Part I: Fundamentals

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Basic PowerShell Concepts

Chapter 3: Combining Commands

Chapter 4: Control Flow

Chapter 5: Error Handling

Chapter 6: Writing Functions

Chapter 7: Exploring Modules

Chapter 8: Running Scripts Remotely

Chapter 9: Testing with Pester

Part II: Automating Day-to-Day Tasks

Chapter 10: Parsing Structured Data

Chapter 11: Automating Active Directory

Chapter 12: Working with Azure

Chapter 13: Working with AWS

Chapter 14: Creating a SeNer Inventory Script

Part Ill: Building Your Own Module

Chapter 15: Provisioning a Virtual Environment

Chapter 16: Installing an Operating System

Chapter 17: Deploying Active Directory

Chapter 18: Creating and Configuring a SQL Server

Chapter 19: Refactoring Your Code

Chapter 20: Creating and Configuring an IIS Web Server

About the Author

Adam Bertram is a 20-year veteran of IT and an experienced online business professional. He’s an entrepreneur, IT influencer, Microsoft MVP, blogger, trainer, author, and content marketing writer for multiple technology companies. Adam is also the founder of the popular IT career development platform TechSnips.