Mastering PowerShell Scripting book

What you will learn

• Optimize code with functions, switches, and looping structures
• Test and debug your scripts as well as raising and catching errors
• Work with objects and operators to test and manipulate data
• Parse and manipulate different data types
• Use jobs, runspaces, and runspace pools to run code asynchronously
• Write .NET classes with ease within PowerShell
• Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts
• Make use of advanced techniques to define and restrict the behaviour of parameters

PowerShell for Beginners and Advanced Users is an essential tool to learn PowerShell. The book is suitable for PowerShell beginners and advanced users. Even though you are a complete PowerShell novice, you can start with this book – by the time you get to chapter 5, you would have become an advanced user!

What’s Inside…

• Essential PowerShell Commands and Execution Policies
• PowerShell Conditional Statements and Arrays
• PowerShell ForeEach, For Loop, Replace and Error Handling
• PowerShell Functions and Parameters
• Essential PowerShell “How to” Guides and FAQs

You’ll discover how experts tackle today’s essential tasks―and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.

• Optimize the full Windows Server 2019 lifecycle, from planning and configuration through rollout and administration
• Leverage new configuration options including App Compatibility Features on Demand (FOD) or Desktop Experience
• Ensure fast, reliable upgrades and migrations
• Manage Windows servers, clients, and services through Windows Admin Center
• Seamlessly deliver and administer core DNS, DHCP, file, print, storage, and Internet services
• Use the Storage Migration Service to simplify storage moves and configuration at the destination
• Seamlessly integrate Azure IaaS and hybrid services with Windows Server 2019
• Improve agility with advanced container technologies, including container networking and integration into Kubernetes orchestration clusters
• Deliver Active Directory identity, certificate, federation, and rights management services
• Protect servers, clients, VMs, assets, and users with advanced Windows Server 2019 security features, from Just Enough Administration to shielded VMs and guarded virtualization fabrics
• Monitor performance, manage event logs, configure advanced auditing, and perform backup/recovery Windows Server 2019

For Experienced Windows Server Users and IT Professionals

• Your role: Experienced intermediate-to-advanced level Windows Server user or IT professional
• Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Windows Server procedures, techniques, and navigation

There are a lot of different parts that come with the PowerShell language, and learning how to work with it can be a lot easier than you may think. Some of the topics that we are going to explore in this guidebook concerning PowerShell and all it can offer include:

• What is PowerShell
• How to get started with the commands
• How the pipelines work in this language.
• The different wildcards and operators that you can work within PowerShell.
• The drives and the providers.
• How to work with the strings and the quotes.
• How to execute some of the commands that you need in PowerShell.
• How to format your data, handle objects, and create tables.
• How to work with PowerShell Remoting
• The beauty of multitasking in PowerShell.

What you will learn

• Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures
• Work with objects and operators to test and manipulate data
• Parse and manipulate different data types
• Create scripts and functions using PowerShell
• Use jobs, events, and popular public modules which assist with implementing multithreading
• Write .NET classes with ease within the PowerShell
• Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts
• Make use of advanced techniques to define and restrict the behaviour of parameters

What you will learn

• Design your Hybrid AD environment by evaluating business and technology requirements
• Protect sensitive data in a hybrid environment using Azure Information Protection
• Explore advanced functionalities of the schema
• Learn about Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles and their placement
• Install and migrate Active Directory from older versions to Active Directory 2016
• Control users, groups, and devices effectively
• Design your OU structure in the most effective way
• Integrate Azure AD with Active Directory Domain Services for a hybrid setup

Powershell is Microsoft’s leading task automation and configuration management framework, and it’s one that can be easy to master if you have the focus to learn the basics and implement them. What I like about this guide is that it simplifies and shortens the amount of time needed to master Powershell and saves a lot of time with clear guidance. Recommended to anyone looking to learn Powershell quickly.

In this book, I’m going to give you a full overview of Powershell. I’m going to show you the difference between Powershell and other shells, and how to get into and manipulate the Powershell pipeline.You’ll also get a series of tutorials on using some of the more well-known functions within this PowerShell scripting book.

What You Will Learn

• Utilize variables, hashes, and arrays to store data
• Parse and manipulate different data types
• Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures
• Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts
• Leverage session-based remote management
• Manage files, folders, and registries through the use of PowerShell
• Discover the best practices to manage Microsoft systems

What you will learn

• Optimize code through the use of functions, switches, and looping structures
• Install PowerShell on your Linux system
• Utilize variables, hashes, and arrays to store data
• Work with Objects and Operators to test and manipulate data
• Parse and manipulate different data types
• Write .NET classes with ease within the PowerShell
• Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts
• Deploy applications and code with PowerShell’s Package management modules
• Leverage session-based remote management
• Manage files, folders, and registries through the use of PowerShell

What you will learn

• Get an understanding of the vast Office 365 feature set
• Learn how workloads and applications interact and integrate with each other
• Connect PowerShell to various Office 365 services and perform tasks
• Learn to manage Skype for Business Online
• Get support and monitor Office 365 service health
• Manage and administer identities and groups efficiently

Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunchesteaches you how to expand your command-line PowerShell skills into effective scripts and tools. In 27 bite-sized lessons, you’ll discover instantly useful techniques for writing efficient code, finding and squashing bugs, organizing your scripts into libraries, and much more. Advanced scripters will even learn to access the .NET Framework, store data long term, and create nice user interfaces. What’s Inside

• Designing functions and scripts
• Effective pipeline usage
• Dealing with errors and bugs
• Professional-grade scripting practices

What you will learn

• Deep dive into the Windows PowerShell basics
• Create and manage Recipients and permissions
• Manage Distribution Group members, permissions, and group types
• Understand Certificates and Role-Based Access Control using real-world examples
• Review the usage of email address, address book, and retention policies with examples
• Learn to manage Exchange Client Access and Mailbox Server roles
• Use PowerShell for auditing and risk management in your Exchange organization
• Manage a highly available Exchange environment using PowerShell
• Interact with Exchange through the use of the Exchange Web Services-managed API