TrainSignal Releases Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training November 8, 2011
Microsoft MVP Jeff Hicks shows system administrators how to save a wealth of time by automating common server management tasks.
Schaumburg, IL (PRWEB) November 8, 2011 – TrainSignal, the global leader in professional computer training, announced the release of their Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training course.
This new PowerShell course builds off the knowledge gained by students of Windows PowerShell Fundamentals by demonstrating how to save time performing the most important and frequent tasks demanded of administrators. Jeffrey Hicks, the instructor for both courses, covers in detail the top tasks that administrators of Server 2008 need to know while using PowerShell to complete a range of tasks, from roles & features to performance monitoring.
The course begins with a simple lab setup, and then moves on to the tasks and commands that can be applied to managing various services. Effective use of PowerShell’s command line scripting language not only involves cmdlet use, but rather a connected line of cmdlets that perform multiple tasks at once. The course has a core section on how to apply PowerShell to tasks required of administrators:
- Management Essentials
- Managing Services and Event Logs
- Managing Processes and the File System
- Managing Print Services and the Registry
- Managing File and Share Permissions
The course also gives a specific rundown of the top 10 most common server tasks, and how to ensure efficiency with all of them. Some of the key tasks students will learn are restart/shutdown of a server, terminating a process, access controls and more.
Administrators with a novice familiarity with PowerShell scripting should note that Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training emphasizes the use of scripting over GUI. This facet of the course is designed to add skill sets to students’ backgrounds that meet the growing demand in IT for system administrators with a PowerShell proficiency. Included is a copy of the scripts Jeff Hicks uses throughout the course demonstrations. The examples and scripts serve as a beginning template for students to use as they develop their own PowerShell scripts customized for work specifications.
The course’s instructor, Jeffrey Hicks (MCSE, MCSA, MCT, Microsoft MVP Windows PowerShell), is an industry-leading authority on PowerShell, and is a published author of Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell 2.0 and co-author of Windows PowerShell 2.0. Hicks also created TrainSignal’s Windows PowerShell Fundamentals course. With almost 20 years of IT experience specializing in Microsoft server technology, he shows students how to apply tools with efficiency and time-saving in mind.
“There are a lot of things in Server 2008 R2 that you can manage right out of the box with PowerShell. Simply, PowerShell allows you to do more with less. This course is for IT pros that need to manage a core farm of any number of R2 servers. Learning how to manage with PowerShell is going to help them work smarter, not harder.” –Microsoft MVP Jeffrey Hicks
The Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training course contains 13 lessons in nearly 12 hours of video instruction. Students will receive 2 DVDs of video lessons and 1 additional content DVD. Each lesson is available in several formats, iPod Video, Mp3 Audio, .WMV and high quality AVI, allowing students to use course materials on a variety of devices. Students can view all materials online after signing up for the course, ensuring instant access. The course also includes PDF files of instructor notes, as well as the instructor’s script examples.
The Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training course is available for just $297. TrainSignal backs each and every course with their exclusive 90-day Total Experience Guarantee. All courses are shipped worldwide at no charge.
About TrainSignal: Founded in 2002, TrainSignal provides computer-based "Total Experience" training that gives individuals the tools and confidence to tackle real-world challenges, pass their certification exams and succeed in today’s competitive global IT market.
TrainSignal offers a wide range of computer training packages covering Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, CompTIA, VMware, and Microsoft Office. In addition to its Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server 2010, and Windows 7 courses, TrainSignal offers training for over fifty different training courses including VMware vSphere training, Cisco CCNA training, Citrix XenDesktop training and more.
A privately-held company, TrainSignal is based in Schaumburg, IL. For more information about TrainSignal, please visit www.trainsignal.com.