Learn to use the open source, cross-platform version of Windows PowerShell

Windows administrators have been expected to understand PowerShell for years. As Microsoft's standard automation tool, every administrator eventually must learn to use it.

PowerShell 7, the new cross-platform, open source version of the tool, substantially improves upon PowerShell Core and Windows PowerShell. The PowerShell community came together to address complaints many shared, developing a tool that offers greater compatibility and functionality than ever before. Microsoft has embraced PowerShell 7 as the future of PowerShell.

PowerShell 7 for IT Professionals teaches you how to navigate PowerShell 7 and use it for a range of common IT tasks. In this book, you learn to use PowerShell 7 to manage networking, use AD/DNS/DHCP, work with Azure, and plenty more. Author Thomas Lee is an active member of the PowerShell community who has leveraged his own professional experience and expertise to ensure that readers thoroughly understand this essential topic. He uses real-world examples to illustrate the concepts described in the book and provides sample code so you can follow along. This book shows you everything PowerShell 7 has to offer. More importantly, you see how to use PowerShell 7 to your benefit, making PowerShell 7 for IT Professionals an essential guide for all Windows administrators today.

• Familiarize yourself with PowerShell 7's administrative environment
• Learn how the new environment affects how you handle reporting
• Understand how to automate a range of tasks with PowerShell 7
• Learn how to take advantage of PowerShell 7 through real world examples and sample code