Learn PowerShell Core 6.0: Automate and control administrative tasks using DevOps principles

Enhance your skills in expert module development, deployment, security, DevOps, and cloud

Key Features

• A step-by-step guide to get you started with PowerShell Core 6.0
• Harness the capabilities of PowerShell Core 6.0 to perform simple to complex administration tasks
• Learn core administrative concepts such as scripting, pipelines, and DSC

Book Description

Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell.

This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips.

By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.

What you will learn

• Get to grips with Powershell Core 6.0
• Explore basic and advanced PowerShell scripting techniques
• Get to grips with Windows PowerShell Security
• Work with centralization and DevOps with PowerShell
• Implement PowerShell in your organization through real-life examples
• Learn to create GUIs and use DSC in production

Who this book is for

If you are a Windows administrator or a DevOps user who wants to leverage PowerShell to automate simple to complex tasks, then this book is for you. Whether you know nothing about PowerShell or just enough to get by, this guide will give you what you need to go to take your scripting to the next level. You'll also find this book useful if you're a PowerShell expert looking to expand your knowledge in areas such as PowerShell Security and DevOps.

Table of Contents

1. Current PowerShell Versions
2. PowerShell ISE Versus VSCode
3. Basic Coding Techniques
4. Advanced Coding Techniques
5. Writing Reusable Code
6. Working with Data
7. Understanding PowerShell Security
8. Just Enough Administration
9. DevOps with PowerShell
10. Creating Your Own PowerShell Repository
11. VSCode and PowerShell Release Pipelines
12. PowerShell Desired State Configuration
13. Working with Windows
14. Working with Azure
15. Connecting to Microsoft Online Services
16. Working with SCCM and SQL Server
17. PowerShell Deep Dives
18. Appendix: PowerShell ISE Hotkeys