The DSC Book you own this product

Donald W. Jones and Melissa Januszko
  • March 2019
  • ISBN 9781617296352
  • 184 pages

pro $24.99 per month

  • access to all Manning books, MEAPs, liveVideos, liveProjects, and audiobooks!
  • choose one free eBook per month to keep
  • exclusive 50% discount on all purchases

lite $19.99 per month

  • access to all Manning books, including MEAPs!

team

5, 10 or 20 seats+ for your team - learn more


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.


Distributed by Manning Publications

This book was created independently by Don Jones and Missy Januszko, both Microsoft MVPs and DSC experts, and is distributed by Manning Publications.

about the technology

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 reader

For IT administrators experienced in coding advanced PowerShell functions.

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

team

monthly
annual
$49.99
$499.99
only $41.67 per month
  • five seats for your team
  • access to all Manning books, MEAPs, liveVideos, liveProjects, and audiobooks!
  • choose another free product every time you renew
  • choose twelve free products per year
  • exclusive 50% discount on all purchases
  • The DSC Book ebook for free