The use and automation of local network services

In many large and small companies, Windows-based local networks are used, providing additional Microsoft services. First and foremost, of course, this includes AD, but also Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and so on. These and other services are assigned to the Office Server product line.

Since PAD is perfectly suited to automate administrative tasks, it is obvious that corresponding actions are also provided for these services. Unlike the local Windows services we learned about in Chapter 7, these are network services on the local network and, therefore, not in the cloud. Accordingly, the actions presented here are also to be used only for the on-premises installed server products. To automate the corresponding cloud services, Microsoft refers to the use of the respective connectors for the online products (Azure AD, Exchange Online, and so on). The fact that more and more companies are opting for cloud technologies is probably also...