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PowerShell being a systems administration language first and foremost I would strongly encourage a DevOps/Automation Route. Learn PowerShell DSC, Chef,Puppet and cloud management modules from AWS and Azure. You may never write customer facing app in PowerShell but you may be able to write the code that deploys the infrastructure in PowerShell. Find a company that has or needs an automation strategy around their Microsoft environment. Automate basic tasks on your pc via powershell. However, as with most everything, PowerShell is tool in the bag probably not the only scripting language that you need to learn over the course of your career.
When Microsoft open-sourced PowerShell and announced its availability for other operating systems, it was not yet foreseeable what this would mean for Windows PowerShell. It is now clear the future belongs to PowerShell Core on all operating systems.
Though Windows PowerShell can be used for a wide range of different applications, for a beginner, the primary utility of PowerShell scripts will be in regard to systems automation related to:
- Working with batches of files, whether this be to automate backups or to control access to large numbers of files at once.
- PowerShell scripts are also very useful when adding and removing new users. With a carefully designed script, you can automate the process of adding network drives, updating security software, and granting a new user access to shared files.
- In order to perform these tasks, you’ll make use of several key features of PowerShell, such as cmdlets and aliases (which I will cover below).
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PowerShell is also used to automate processes, and tedious work as updating properties on SharePoint items. Currently I'm changing all my Pages libraries to pages libraries. All 2600+ of them. It can be done with Site Settings as well, but it will take a month to do it. My customer are not willing to pay for a month of work that can be done in ten hours. That's business value
You can use PowerShell from the command line for simple things (eg password reset) without having programming skills. So if you mean learning PowerShell for simple things from the command line, then no you need no programming background.
The uses of PowerShell include adding and deleting accounts, editing groups, and creating listings to view specific types of users or groups. You can also choose to use the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), a graphic user interface that lets you run commands and create or test scripts
Our courseware is designed to give a hands-on approach to the students in Window Powershell. The course is made up of theoretical classes that teach the basics of each module followed by high-intensity practical sessions reflecting the current challenges and needs of the industry that will demand the students’ time and commitment.
Yes, The future is here! Microsoft has integrated PowerShell functionality into almost all of their products. On top of that, .NET Core is now open source and cross-platform capable. I have run PowerShell on Linux distributions for a test; while it has some maturing to do it is already a promising idea that a single language with the capabilites of PowerShell could be used to manage your enterprise infrastructure regardless of what OS it is running. Third-party software companies are now creating PowerShell modules to ship with their products. The old days of cmd/batch scripts are nearing their end for most use cases, although there are times where older commands are better for the task at hand. I still call them from PowerShell because dealing with string manipulation is easier there too.
we would say in 3-6 months you could be pretty well versed in Powershell... But that requires that you actually use it. In my opinion it's not something you can just read a book and know, it's something that you have to make work... The longer your scripts get, the more functions you create and call, the more you dig for cmdlets and certain syntax etc etc. Eventually it all just comes second nature.
PowerShell is the built-in CLI for Microsoft Windows used by IT administrators and help desk workers to:
- Automate redundant tasks
- Manage IT environments at scale
- Access hard-to-find user information
Reasons Why You Should Learn Powershell
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PowerShell is a powerful scripting tool that can greatly expedite your admin tasks. If you haven't had a chance to learn how to use it, you might want to make time for it now. Here are some reasons why the effort will pay off.
It's not going away any time soon
- Microsoft has made it clear that PowerShell is here to stay. In fact, PowerShell version 2 is not only included in Windows Server 2008 R2 and in Windows 7, it is enabled by default.
- Part of the reason why Microsoft has done this is that going forward, many add-on products will be based on PowerShell.
Most Microsoft products will eventually use it
- Virtually all of the server products Microsoft is producing right now can be managed through PowerShell.
- From an administrative standpoint, this means that if you become proficient in PowerShell, you will have the skill set necessary for managing most of Microsoft's newer products. The basic built-in PowerShell commands are used in every product that supports PowerShell. However, some server products extend PowerShell to include additional cmdlets.
You can't do everything from the GUI any more
- When Microsoft created Exchange 2007, it designed the GUI so that it could be used only for the most common administrative functions.
- Any obscure functions or anything potentially destructive has to be performed using PowerShell.
- We expect this design philosophy to carry over to other Microsoft products.
It can make your life easier
- Believe it or not, using the command line can make your life easier. Suppose for a moment that you need to update an Active Directory attribute for a thousand users.
- Performing the task manually would likely take hours to complete.
- Using PowerShell, though, you can complete the task using a single line of code.
Many GUIs are PowerShell front ends
- Many of the GUI interfaces that Microsoft has been designing for its various products are actually front end interfaces to PowerShell.
- Probably the best known example of this is the Exchange Management Console. Although this utility looks like a standard management tool, it is built entirely on top of PowerShell. Any function you perform through the GUI actually generates PowerShell code that completes the requested task. In many cases, the console even shows you the PowerShell command that was used at the completion of the task.
Microsoft certification exams contain PowerShell questions
Microsoft has been adding PowerShell-specific questions to many of its new certification exams.
You can use PowerShell commands to manage your domains
- If you have domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or higher, you can install the Active Directory Web Services on at least one domain controller.
- After doing so, you will be able to use the Windows 7 RSAT Suite to manage Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 domains.
It enables interactivity between products
PowerShell is the common thread between all the new server products Microsoft is creating, so we expect to start seeing PowerShell used as a mechanism for providing interactivity between server products. I have yet to see a real world example of this interactivity, but eventually we would expect to be able to use a PowerShell script to work seamlessly between products such as IIS, SQL Server, and Exchange.
Microsoft says it's important
Just because someone at Microsoft says that something is important, that doesn't mean I take it as gospel. However, In the October 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine, Microsoft says, "It's safe to say that the single most important skill a Windows administrator will need in the coming years is proficiency with Windows PowerShell."
Such a bold statement is hard to ignore.
If you don't learn it, someone else will
- As we all know, the economy is in a slump, and many companies are downsizing. Needless to say, there is a lot of competition for the few IT jobs that are available.
- Therefore, if you suddenly find yourself looking for another job, your odds of finding one may be better if you can list PowerShell among your skill set.
