Introduction to PowerShell

PowerShell, as a scripting and automation framework from Microsoft, has been around for quite a long time now. System engineers and server administrators realized its importance and credibility after the launch of Windows Server 2008, where PowerShell integrated inside Windows Server 2008 as a management and task automation utility. Afterwards, we all saw a turning point when all the Microsoft products were heavily integrated with PowerShell, and most of their custom configuration was made available only through the command-line interface (PowerShell), especially Microsoft Exchange Server, Forefront Family Products, System Center Family Products, and Lync Server. This change allowed an extreme level of flexibility for customer configuration and command-level automation. On one hand, it provided great flexibility and automation capabilities, but on the other hand, in the beginning, it required all the system and server administrators to upgrade their skills. This...