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| Manning Early Access Program |
PowerShell in Practice Richard Siddaway MEAP Began: August 2008 Softbound print: April 2010 | 500 pages ISBN: 9781935182009 |
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Table of Contents, MEAP Chapters & Resources
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Part I Getting started with PowerShell
1 PowerShell fundamentals - FREE 2. Learning PowerShell - AVAILABLE 3. Using other technologies with PowerShell - AVAILABLE 4. Automating administration - AVAILABLE Part II Working with people 5. User accounts - AVAILABLE 6. Mailboxes - AVAILABLE 7. Desktop - AVAILABLE Part III Working with servers 8. Windows servers - AVAILABLE 9. DNS - AVAILABLE 10. Active Directory structure and administration - AVAILABLE 11. Active Directory - topology - AVAILABLE 12. Exchange Server 2007 - AVAILABLE 13. IIS 7 - AVAILABLE 14. SQL Server - AVAILABLE 15. PowerShell Innovations - AVAILABLE |
Appendices
A. PowerShell additions B. PowerShell reference C. PowerShell - more information D. Other things you can do with PowerShell |
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DESCRIPTION
Whether you're optimizing performance, automating tasks, or exploiting software features, efficiency is the key to a system administrator's success. Anything that saves a few cycles is a welcome addition to your toolbox; Windows PowerShell has the potential to change the game entirely.
Windows PowerShell is a new scripting language written from the ground up with the goal of simplifying Windows system administration. It's fully aware of the Windows platform and is tightly integrated with key server technologies like Exchange, IIS, SQL Server. PowerShell borrows many ideas from the Unix scripting world, so it's instantly familiar to anyone who has scripted in Bash or another Unix shell. It's also a first-class programming language that supports everything from single-line commands to full-featured Windows programs.
PowerShell in Practice is a hands-on, cookbook-style reference intended for administrators wanting to learn and use PowerShell. Written from an administrator's perspective, it concentrates on using PowerShell for practical tasks and automation. The book starts with an introduction that includes a rapid tutorial and a review of the key areas in which you'll use PowerShell.
This book is written to answer the question "How can PowerShell make my job as an administrator easier?" After you have your feet under you, you'll find an assortment of practical techniques presented in a Problem/Solution format.
The first major part, called Working with People, addresses user accounts, mailboxes, and desktop configuration and maintenance. The second major part, Working with Servers, offers techniques for DNS, Active Directory, Exchange, IIS, and more.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Automating Active Directory administration
- Remotely configuring desktops and Office applications
- The basics of PowerShell development for administrators
- Creating and managing registry data
- Over 50 specific problems identified and solved using PowerShell
This book assumes a good foundation in Windows system administration, but no prior experience with PowerShell is required.
About the Authors
Richard Siddaway is an IT Architect with 20 years experience as a server administrator, support engineer, DBA, and architect. Richard is a PowerShell MVP and founded the UK PowerShell User Group.
About the Early Access Version
This Early Access version of PowerShell in Practice enables you to receive new chapters as they are being written. You can also interact with the authors to ask questions, provide feedback and errata, and help shape the final manuscript on the Author Online
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