Preface

Microsoft System Center PowerShell Essentials mainly focuses on efficiently administering, automating, and managing System Center environments using Windows PowerShell. This book will help you to create powerful automation scripts for System Center products using PowerShell; PowerShell techniques efficiently handle SCCM, SCOM, and SCSM with real-time examples and sample codes. It is a step-by-step guide with practical examples and best practices that teaches you how to effectively use PowerShell in a System Center environment.

Microsoft PowerShell as a scripting language has been growing strongly over the last couple of years. It has given administrators and IT professionals much more control over managing and implementing tasks within System Center environments. It provides vast support for a wide range of vendor products and provides a standardized platform for automation and administration. System Center facilitates the configuration, monitoring, and management of the components of private cloud. It covers products such as SCCM, SCOM, SCSM, SCVMM, and so on.

Starting with an introduction to PowerShell, this quick reference guide will enable you to get the most out of the latest Microsoft PowerShell techniques to manage System Center products. You will get acquainted with the enhancements in the latest version of System Center automation through real-time examples.

By the end of this book, you will have the confidence to create a variety of PowerShell scripts and efficiently administer and maintain your System Center environment with PowerShell.