Part 1. Tools of the trade

Welcome to PowerShell and WMI. WMI is a mature administration technology that has been with us for a good number of years. PowerShell is the relatively new kid on the block that’s bringing automation to administrators who haven’t considered it in the past. PowerShell and WMI are a natural pairing, like Batman and Robin or fish and chips.

The book has three sections. In this first part of the book, we’ll look at the technologies in isolation.

Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the subject as well as some examples of the benefits that using PowerShell and WMI together will bring to your environment.

In chapter 2, we’ll turn our attention to PowerShell, looking at its major elements and how to use them. This isn’t ...

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