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Windows PowerShell Cookbook, 2nd Edition
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Windows PowerShell Cookbook, 2nd Edition

by Lee Holmes
August 2010
Beginner content levelBeginner
882 pages
20h 15m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Foreword

Ed Wilson

Microsoft Scripting Guy and author of Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices

As someone who has written, or contributed to, more than a dozen books, I am well aware of the incredible amount of work and monumental commitment of time and resources involved with writing a book. That someone would choose to do this at essentially the same time one is burning the midnight oil while developing one of the most exciting products in Microsoft’s history bespeaks a most committed person. However, more than simple commitment is involved. From my conversations with Lee, I can tell that he is passionate about Windows PowerShell. He sees the revolutionary changes introduced with the 2.0 release of the product. If Windows PowerShell 1.0 was the concept, Windows PowerShell 2.0 is the answer. If Windows PowerShell 1.0 was the vision, Windows PowerShell 2.0 is the reality. If Windows PowerShell 1.0 was for early adopters, Windows PowerShell 2.0 is moving into the mainstream.

With the inclusion of Windows PowerShell 2.0 in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, we are beginning to see the commitment Microsoft is making to the product. That the SharePoint, SQL, Exchange, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Internet Information Server (IIS) teams, and others have all made cmdlets should tell you that Windows PowerShell is not a passing fad. Windows PowerShell questions are already cropping up on Microsoft Certification Examinations, and as a network administrator or a consultant, ...

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