{"product_id":"9781617291081","title":"Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative tutorial designed for administrators. Just set aside one hour a day—lunchtime would be perfect—for a month, and you'll be automating Windows tasks faster than you ever thought possible. You'll start with the basics—what is PowerShell and what can you do with it. Then, you'll move systematically through the techniques and features you'll use to make your job easier and your day shorter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerShell is both a language and an administrative shell with which you can control and automate nearly every aspect of Windows. It accepts and executes commands immediately, and you can write scripts to manage most Windows servers like Exchange, IIS, and SharePoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a tutorial designed for busy administrators. Just set aside one hour a day for a month and you'll learn all the practical techniques you need to make your job easier and your day shorter. This totally revised book covers new PowerShell features that run on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and later. This edition is appropriate for PowerShell version 3 and later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience with Windows administration is helpful. No programming experience is assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn PowerShell from the beginning—no experience required!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers PowerShell 3 and later running on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008R2, and later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach lesson should take you one hour or less\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowershell MVPs \u003cb\u003eDon Jones\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJeffery Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e bring years as successful trainers to this concise, easy-to-follow book. Don blogs at PowerShell.com and you can find Jeff at jdhitsolutions.com\/blog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore you begin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet PowerShell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing the help system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning commands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with providers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pipeline: connecting commands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdding commands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObjects: data by another name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pipeline, deeper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormatting—and why it's done on the right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiltering and comparisons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA practical interlude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemote control: one to one, and one to many\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing Windows Management Instrumentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultitasking with background jobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with many objects, one at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity alert!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariables: a place to store your stuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInput and output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSessions: remote control with less work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou call this scripting?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImproving your parameterized script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced remoting configuration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing regular expressions to parse text files\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional random tips, tricks, and techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing someone else's script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever the end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerShell cheat sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041962901744,"sku":"9781617291081","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617291081_p0.jpg?v=1763856187","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617291081","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}