Windows Powershell: Best Practices

Windows Powershell: Best Practices

<p> <b>Expert recommendations, pragmatically applied.</b> <p> Automate system administration using Windows PowerShell best practices—and optimize your operational efficiency. With this practical guide, Windows PowerShell expert and instructor Ed Wilson delivers field-tested tips, real-world examples, and candid advice culled from administrators across a range of business and technical scenarios. If you’re an IT professional with Windows PowerShell experience, this book is ideal. <p> Discover how to: <ul> <li>Use Windows PowerShell to automate Active Directory tasks <li>Explore available WMI classes and methods with CIM cmdlets <li>Identify and track scripting opportunities to avoid duplication <li>Use functions to encapsulate business logic and reuse code <li>Design your script’s best input method and output destination <li>Test scripts by checking their syntax and performance <li>Choose the most suitable method for running remote commands <li>Manage software services with Desired State Configuration </ul>