PowerShell: Automate Everything in the Microsoft Ecosystem

PowerShell is Microsoft's powerful task automation and configuration management framework. It combines a command-line shell with a scripting language built on .NET, enabling administrators to automate virtually any task in the Windows and Azure ecosystem.

PowerShell is now cross-platform (PowerShell 7+), running on Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is the primary automation tool for Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure, Microsoft 365, and Exchange. Our books cover practical PowerShell scripting from beginner to advanced levels.

• Microsoft Standard: The primary automation tool for all Microsoft products
• Productivity Multiplier: Automate tasks that take hours manually
• Azure Integration: Manage Azure resources directly from PowerShell
• Cross-Platform: PowerShell 7+ runs on Linux and macOS too
• Career Essential: Expected skill for Windows and Azure administrators

• Windows Administrators: Automate server management
• Azure Administrators: Manage cloud resources with scripts
• AD Administrators: Bulk user and group management
• IT Managers: Build repeatable, documented processes
• Help Desk: Create tools for faster support

• PowerShell fundamentals and syntax
• Cmdlets, pipelines, and objects
• Scripting: variables, loops, functions
• Active Directory automation
• Windows Server management
• Azure PowerShell modules
• Error handling and debugging
• Module development
• Remote management (PSRemoting)

1. Basics: Cmdlets, Get-Help, pipelines, objects
2. Scripting: Variables, conditions, loops, functions
3. Administration: AD, file systems, services, registry
4. Remote Management: PSRemoting, Invoke-Command
5. Azure: Az module, resource management
6. Advanced: Modules, DSC, CI/CD integration

• PowerShell skill adds 15-25% salary premium
• Windows Admin with PS: €50,000 – €75,000/year
• PowerShell Automation Engineer: €55,000 – €85,000/year
• Azure/M365 Administrator: €55,000 – €90,000/year