PowerShell 7 Essential Training

Course details

PowerShell is a great tool for managing core infrastructure, general server and client administration, specific Windows services, and even elements of Azure. Jump-start your career and your IT environment by learning to use the latest version, PowerShell 7. Instructor Liam Cleary shows you how to ensure you’re using the administrator option in PowerShell, how to modify the PowerShell console, and how to choose a development environment. He introduces new features in PowerShell 7 and walks you through how to use PowerShell modules. Liam explains how to choose and execute commands, how to use variables, and how to create and manage objects. He steps you through how to enable the execution of scripts, how to create a reusable script, and how to create parameters. Liam covers different commands to use and how to execute them, then goes into when to use JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and how to import it. In conclusion, he discusses when to use remoting and the implications of doing so.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Get up and running with PowerShell 7
02 - What you should know

1. Getting Ready for PowerShell

03 - Why use PowerShell
04 - Launch PowerShell as an administrator
05 - Configure the PowerShell console
06 - PowerShell development envionments
07 - Configure development environments for PowerShell

2. Introduction to PowerShell 7

08 - PowerShell 7
09 - Install PowerShell 7
10 - Work with PowerShell modules

3. Commands and Syntax

11 - Discover commands
12 - Explore help
13 - Understand cmdlet syntax
14 - Understand terse commands
15 - Utilize variables
16 - Understand PowerShell objects

4. Scripting and Automation

17 - PowerShell security
18 - Create your first script
19 - Parameter attributes for scripts and functions
20 - Select information
21 - Filter specific data
22 - Control the flow of PowerShell
23 - Ternary operators
24 - Switch statements
25 - Define custom help

5. Managing Servers, Operating Systems, and Services

26 - Navigate the file system
27 - Manage files and directories
28 - Retrieve data
29 - Work with JSON objects

6. PowerShell Remoting

30 - Introduction to PowerShell remoting
31 - Enable PowerShell remoting
32 - Combine commands
33 - Practical PowerShell remoting

Conclusion

34 - Next steps