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The DSC Book teaches you everything you need to know to implement DSC today! You’ll learn DSC’s basic architecture, how to write configurations, and how to author your own DSC resources.
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This book was created independently by Don Jones and Missy Januszko, both Microsoft MVPs and DSC experts, and is distributed by Manning Publications.
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Desired State Configuration (DSC) makes it a breeze to maintain consistent configurations across servers by separating the desired configuration from the details of its implementation. A PowerShell-based cross-platform technology, DSC’s automatic configuration maintenance saves time and money, making DSC skills a hot commodity!about the book
The DSC Book teaches you everything you need to know to implement DSC today! You’ll learn DSC’s basic architecture, how to write configurations, and how to author your own DSC resources. In their friendly style, the authors also explain advanced topics including reporting, security, and self-modifying configurations. Concise, real-world examples help your new skills stick!what's inside
- DSC design principles
- Authoring DSC resources
- DSC in Azure and on Linux
- Configuring the Local Configuration Manager (LCM)
- Troubleshooting and debugging
about the authors
Don Jones is the president, CEO, and cofounder of The DevOps Collective, and a curriculum designer for Pluralsight.com. He’s written dozens of books on information technology. Missy Januszko is an IT consultant with more than 20 years of experience specializing in DevOps, automation, configuration management, PowerShell, and Active Directory.choose your plan
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