PowerShell: Automating IT Administration

Automate routine IT tasks with PowerShell. Discover how to optimize your workflow and reduce errors using prebuilt PowerShell modules, conditional logic, and loops.

Syllabus

Introduction

IT automation with PowerShell
What you should know

1. Creating Reusable Code Using PowerShell

Why automate IT administration tasks?
What are PowerShell modules, and why are they useful?
Using conditional statements and comparisons
Looping constructs for data manipulation
Manipulating data with logic tests and loops
Working with arrays and hash tables
Understanding PowerShell error handling

2. Remote and Delegated Administration

Understanding delegated administration in PowerShell
Configuring remote access settings
Configuring remote management settings
Managing remote sessions and connections
Connecting to Windows Servers remotely and performing tasks
Performing remote administration tasks

3. Creating and Scheduling Tasks and Jobs

Understanding PowerShell background jobs
Creating and managing background jobs
Monitoring and retrieving results of background jobs
Automating administrative tasks with scheduled jobs
Creating scheduled tasks within Windows

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Liam Cleary

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