PowerShell in Depth: An administrator's guide 1st Edition

by Don Jones (Author), Richard Siddaway (Author), Jeffrey Hicks (Author)

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PowerShell in Depth is the kind of book you'll want open on your desk most of the time. With 40 short chapters, each focused on a specific area of PowerShell, you'll be able to find the answers you need quickly. Each chapter is concise and to-the-point, so you can spend less time reading and more time getting down to the business at hand. It was written by three seasoned PowerShell experts, and every technique has been thoroughly tested. With this book in hand, you'll be able to consistently and quickly produce production quality, maintainable scripts that will save you countless hours of time and effort.

About this Book

Organized into 40 concise chapters, PowerShell in Depth is the go-to reference for administrators working with Windows PowerShell. Every major shell technique, technology, and tactic is explained and demonstrated, providing a comprehensive reference to almost everything an admin would do in the shell. Written by three experienced authors and PowerShell MVPs, this is the PowerShell book you'll keep next to your monitor—not on your bookshelf!

This book requires basic familiarity with PowerShell.

What's Inside

Covers PowerShell 3.0
Automating time-consuming tasks
Managing HTML and XML data
Background jobs and scheduling
PowerShell security
Packaging and deploying scripts
Standard scripting conventions
Using the .NET Framework in PowerShell scripts
Much more

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Authors

Don Jones, Jeffery Hicks, and Richard Siddaway are Microsoft MVPs who have collectively authored nearly three dozen books on PowerShell and Windows administration.

Table of Contents

PART 1: POWERSHELL FUNDAMENTALS

Introduction
PowerShell hosts
Using the PowerShell help system
The basics of PowerShell syntax
Working with PSSnapins and modules
Operators
Working with objects
The PowerShell pipeline
Formatting

PART 2: POWERSHELL MANAGEMENT

PowerShell Remoting
Background jobs and scheduling
Working with credentials
Regular expressions
Working with HTML and XML data
PSDrives and PSProviders
Variables, arrays, hash tables, and scriptblocks
PowerShell security
Advanced PowerShell syntax

PART 3: POWERSHELL SCRIPTING AND AUTOMATION

PowerShell's scripting language
Basic scripts and functions
Creating objects for output
Scope
PowerShell workflows
Advanced syntax for scripts and functions
Script modules and manifest modules
Custom formatting views
Custom type extensions
Data language and internationalization
Writing help
Error handling techniques
Debugging tools and techniques
Functions that work like cmdlets
Tips and tricks for creating reports

PART 4: ADVANCED POWERSHELL

Working with the Component Object Model (COM)
Working with .NET Framework objects
Accessing databases
Proxy functions
Building a GUI
WMI and CIM
Best practices

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About the Author

Don Jones is a PowerShell MVP, speaker, and trainer. He developed the Microsoft PowerShell courseware and has taught PowerShell to more than 20,000 IT pros. Don writes the PowerShell column for TechNet Magazine and blogs about PowerShell at PowerShell.com. Ask Don your PowerShell questions at http://bit.ly/AskDon.

Richard Siddaway has 22 years of experience working with Microsoft technologies as an analyst-programmer, server administration, support, DBA and architect.

Jeffery Hicks is a PowerShell MVP with 20 years of IT experience. Jeff works today as an independent consultant, trainer, and author. He has taught PowerShell to IT Pros all over the world. He writes the popular Prof. PowerShell column for MCPMag.com and is a weekly contributor to the Petri IT Knowledgebase. Jeff blogs frequently on PowerShell related topics at http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog.

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Paperback: 632 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications; 1 edition (March 3, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1617290556
ISBN-13: 978-1617290558
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BySteveon August 14, 2016

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Great book for Powershell beginners! The author does a great job navigating the different aspects of Powershell at a level that is easy to understand. Great starting point!

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Best Admin Book on Powershell

ByJames Zerkleon January 4, 2014

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I think I have purchased almost every book written on Powershell bar none. He not only covers the subject in depth but also provides pertinent information specifically targeted to administrators. This isn't a cook book... it provides in depth descriptions of how things work and how to use it to get the most out of it.

Definitely a must have for any administrator of desktop support person interesting in using this powerful tool!

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On PowerShell--You can't do better than Don Jones!

ByStephan Onisickon October 4, 2013

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Only about a hundred pages in--not exactly a light read. His coverage of the PowerShell Pipeline is phenomenal. Don helps you do understand the logic of what parameters get passed and whether the shell looks for a value or a named parameter. He flows out the logic. Awesome section on "Troubleshooting Parameter Binding".

I also like his explanations in "Comparing Objects". It helps you to better understand what the shell is looking for and how your results might not be what you expect if your comparison is not exact.

There is another good section on "Command Name Conflicts".

I can't wait to read more--guess I'll have to call in sick. :-)

Stephan Onisick

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ByNanoon April 29, 2013

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Really great book which I read from end to end. I am in IT dealing with server administration and automation. If you are looking for a great powershell 3.0 resource this book is it! Beyond the basics of simple cmdlet execution and a book I would recommend to any IT Admin.

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ByJust some personon February 9, 2014

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I script automated tasks for our server environment of ~3500 servers and 10 domains, I'd call myself an "Advanced Novice" :-) This book was referenced by a Powershell instructor at Microsoft so I bought it and have it at my desk and regularly referenced. I believe this is excellent reference material worth consideration for the personal/business library.

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Great PoSH Resource

ByJohn J. Kavanaghon December 29, 2013

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Great book, explaining the practical use of PowerShell and allowing adaptation. Author makes it easy to understand no matter the level.

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PowerShell rocks!

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Don Jones rocks with Powershell.

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I totally liked the book. I have to say almost all concepts were very well explained throughout the book with the exception of few.Read more

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I am a newbie to PowerShell, but with a programming background, so this book is really helping me learn to script.

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