Learning PowerShell

1h 24mBeginner2020-02-14

Authors

Matt Hester

IT Pro, Author, Technical Evangelist

Course details

What is PowerShell? PowerShell is a powerful language used for scripting and automation for your IT Infrastructure. In this short course, author Matt Hester provides an overview of the most current release, PowerShell 5.0, including how to read the PowerShell language and scripts, get help, and use cmdlets.

Matt then dives into PowerShell's functions and What If statements, working with output, and coding in the Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE). The course wraps up with some tips on using PowerShell for both on-premises and cloud deployments involving Office 365 and Azure.
Learning objectives

Identify the purpose of a delimiter.
Recognize the tools needed to build a command using the ISE.
Identify the options to use when running Get-Service from a remote computer.
Recognize the capabilities of four cmdlets.
Explain how to transfer aliases from a file into PowerShell.
Determine if a cmdlet will generate an error when executed.

Skills covered

PowerShellIT AutomationLearningNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoft

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the exercise files

1. PowerShell Overview

04 - Why PowerShell
05 - How to read the language
06 - Getting help
07 - Discovering cmdlets and aliases
08 - Get-Service and Get-Member

2. Using PowerShell

09 - Functions
10 - Relieving anxiety with -WhatIf and -Confirm
11 - ISE and you
12 - Working with output
13 - Grid view
14 - Running PowerShell remotely

3. Taking PowerShell On Premises and Online

15 - Finding and installing modules
16 - Server cmdlets
17 - Office 365 PowerShell
18 - Azure PowerShell

Conclusion

19 - Next steps