Tag: PowerShell 25 posts
Many see PowerShell as a big influence on IT careers of the future. This page has interviews with prominent PowerShell figures Jeff Hicks and Don Jones, as well as information about available PowerShell training.
PowerScripting Podcast with Jeff Hicks and Hal Rottenberg
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ December 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
Join PowerShell MVPs Hal Rotenberg and Jeff Hicks this Thursday, December 22nd for a live PowerScripting podcast on PowerShell fundamentals and using PowerShell with Windows Server 2008.
The Help Feature in Windows PowerShell
By Chris Magiet ⋅ December 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
The PowerShell “help” command can be used to find a breakdown of information about almost anything and any command in PowerShell. This video from PowerShell Fundamentals Training features Jeff Hicks explaining this great feature.
Launch a Remote Process in Server 2008 with PowerShell
By Chris Magiet ⋅ November 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
In this lesson from our Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training, Jeff Hicks demonstrates how to launch a remote process for a remote server or computer.
New Training Release: Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training
By Chris Magiet ⋅ November 8, 2011 ⋅ One comment
Automate your career with the next course in our PowerShell course line, Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Training, taught by author & Microsoft MVP Jeffrey Hicks.
Introduction to Lync 2010 User Administration
By Tom Arbuthnot ⋅ October 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
There are two ways to administer Lync Server 2010, you can use the Lync Server Control Panel or the Management Shell. In this video from Lync MVP Tom Arbuthnot you’ll learn about the Lync 2010 administration concepts, user settings and policies and how to enable a user for Lync.
TrainSignal’s 2011 Fall Book Giveaway
By Chris Magiet ⋅ October 13, 2011 ⋅ 251 comments
We’re giving away prizes of autographed IT books! Enter to win everyday through October 21 to win great Windows 7, PowerShell, and Server 2008 titles signed by the authors. Post a comment here about your favorite tech innovation of 2011 and you could be a winner.
How To Test PowerShell Scripts With WhatIf
By Brian Nelson ⋅ September 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
Used correctly PowerShell 2.0 is a robust tool for system administration, but used incorrectly, it can be a powerful disruptor of an otherwise happy environment. Learn how to test your PowerShell scripts with the WhatIf parameter to ensure that you’re always using PowerShell correctly.
Learn PowerShell: PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks Explains Why Now is the Time
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 25, 2011 ⋅ 7:17 ⋅ Post a comment
Not sure if PowerShell is right for you? See why the powerful scripting language is not only the most important skill you could be building right now, but also why it’s not as difficult to learn as you may think, in this exclusive interview with MVP Jeff Hicks.
New Training Release: Windows PowerShell Fundamentals Training
By Chris Magiet ⋅ August 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment
Windows Server 2008 PowerShell Fundamentals training by PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks is an extremely comprehensive guide designed for total PowerShell beginners.
PowerShell Fundamentals: Creating Objects of Different Types
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 18, 2011 ⋅ One comment
Are you ready to take the PowerShell plunge and finally stop using the GUI as a crutch? In this video from PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks, you’ll get a little taste of PowerShell as you learn how to create PowerShell objects of different types.
Microsoft MVP Sean Deuby on the Future of the IT Professional’s Career
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 16, 2011 ⋅ 7:09 ⋅ Post a comment
In this video interview Microsoft MVP, Sean Deuby, shares a few handy tips on how IT professionals can position themselves for jobs of the future by understanding the basics of cloud computing and mastering PowerShell. Learn more.
Interview with PowerShell Guru Don Jones at Connections 2011
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ April 29, 2011 ⋅ 6:42 ⋅ Post a comment
Don Jones is a PowerShell MVP, author, speaker and trainer. He’s also one of the top experts when it comes to PowerShell. In this video he explains why now is the time to learn PowerShell and how those new to scripting can learn it in just a month of lunches.
PowerCLI 101: PowerShell Basics for vSphere Administrators
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ March 24, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments
PowerCLI is an extremely useful tool, however it can be intimidating, especially to new users. Our free PowerCLI 101 video will help you get the basics of PowerShell so you can get started with PoweCLI today.
Windows 7 Deployment Training: Creating a Scheduled Task
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ January 20, 2011 ⋅ One comment
In this video, Windows Deployment expert and Windows 7 Deployment Training instructor Rhonda Layfield, will walk you through creating a scheduled task that will run a PowerShell command to automatically replicate your linked deployment share across your network.
Video: Jeff Hicks on the Power of PowerShell
By Kasia Lorenc ⋅ August 20, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments
Jeff Hicks is THE PowerShell guru. He’s a Microsoft MVP in Windows PowerShell and has over 20 years of experience in the IT field specializing in automation — helping sysadmins be more productive by doing things better, faster and easier all through PowerShell. PowerShell is Microsoft’s extensible scripting language and corresponding command line shell that [...]
Active Directory PowerShell Scripts Management Tool For Admins
By Brian Nelson ⋅ July 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
Microsoft Active Directory is at the heart of the company’s server systems. From Windows Server to Exchange Server and beyond, the power of configuring Active Directory policies and objects allows IT to manage a vast empire of resources, users, and workstations in the Enterprise computing environment. Unfortunately, all of that scalability and flexibility can quickly [...]
PowerShell 2.0: Server 2008 R2 Top New Management Feature
By Brian Nelson ⋅ May 12, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments
PowerShell Scripting on Windows Server 2008 R2 PowerShell 1.0 gave systems administrators around the world a new administration tool when it was introduced with Windows Server 2003. For years, Microsoft has worked to develop a graphical user interface, or GUI, that would make system administration and user administration easier and more user friendly. In many [...]
How to find old vSphere Snapshots using PowerCLI and PowerShell
By David Davis ⋅ February 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment
I was watching vExpert and Microsoft MVP Hal Rottenberg’s PowerCLI videos in the new Train Signal vSphere Pro Vol 1 training course. Hal makes so many excellent points in these videos and, even with my years of VMware experience, I have learned a lot from Hal. One of the many things I learned from Hal [...]
Don’t Be Afraid of PowerShell
By Lisa Szpunar ⋅ July 31, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments
A lot of admins are afraid for PowerShell, you’re not alone. The blank black screen can be intimidating, especially when you don’t know where to start. But PoweShell is a very powerful tool and can be extremely helpful to admins to master it. See how you can get started with PowerShell today!
Take Command of Server 2008 with Windows PowerShell – Part 4
By Jason Ensinger ⋅ February 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
In the last couple of weeks you were introduced to the basics of Windows PowerShell, Microsoft’s new command shell environment. In Part 1 I talked about what PowerShell is and showed you how to install and access it on Windows Server 2008. In Part 2 we went over PowerShell cmdlets and PowerShell providers. I showed [...]