New Automate operations using PowerShell in a Microsoft Azure environment

This course provides students with the basic skills to use PowerShell to automate the administration and operation of Windows servers. This course will provide students with the skills to identify and create the command needed to perform a given task. In addition, students will learn how to create scripts to perform advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides skills to support a wide range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. In keeping with this goal, this course does not focus on a single product, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all products, is used as an example for the techniques taught in the course.

This course is designed for IT professionals who have experience in general Windows Server, Windows client, Azure and Microsoft 365 administration and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for operations. Previous experience with any version of PowerShell or any scripting language is expected. This course is also suitable for IT professionals who already have experience in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SQL Server.

Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell

Module 2: Windows PowerShell for local administrative tasks

Module 3: Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

Module 4: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

Module 5: Retrieving management information using CIM and WMI

Module 6: Working with Variables, Arrays and Hash Tables

Module 7: Windows PowerShell scripting

Module 8: Monitoring remote computers using Windows PowerShell

Module 9: Managing Azure resources using PowerShell

Module 10: Managing Microsoft 365 services using PowerShell

Module 11: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

Before completing the course, students should have:

• Experience in Windows networking technologies and their implementation
• Experience in Windows Server administration, maintenance and troubleshooting.