Time for some shameful self promotion! In case everyone didn't know, "we" were working on the 2nd edition of the PowerShell Unleashed book. I use the term we, because this time around both Pete Handley (contributing author from the first edition) and Marco Shaw (PowerShell MVP) joined me on what turned into an almost complete re-write. Yup... we not only made some changes... but we also updated and add a lot of new content.
PowerShell is an exciting new command line shell and scripting language which provides IT professionals the power to fully automate and customize administrative tasks on Windows systems. PowerShell is designed to save IT pros valuable time and provide the power and flexibility to increase productivity. Windows Powershell 2.0 Unleashed first focuses on PowerShell basics, how it relates to existing Windows scripting practices, and how your existing knowledge can be translated. After establishing the basics, the authors present transferable PowerShell scripting examples. They show methods to help you manage Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, and Exchange. For this ediiton, the authors have completely rewritten fifty percent of the material from the previous edition, and have added seven entirely new chapters to the eleven previous chapters, covering information such as Security, Windows Server 2008, and Systems Center Operations Manager 2007. This allows them to give you the deep understanding of PowerShell that Windows admins have been waiting for.
If you are interested in know more... please check out the rough-cut that is now up on Safari: http://safari.informit.com/9780768687194
Please let me know what you all think!
With more than ten years of experience in IT, Tyson Kopczynski has become a specialist in Active Directory, Information Assurance, Windows automation, PKI, and IT security practices. Tyson is also the founding author of the Windows PowerShell Unleashed series and has been a contributing author for such books as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Unleashed and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Unleashed. He has also written many detailed technical papers and guides covering various technologies. As a consultant at Convergent Computing, Tyson works with and provides feedback for next generation Microsoft technologies since their inception and has also played a key role in expanding the automation and security practices at CCO. Tyson also holds such certifications as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the SANS Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) and SANS Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), and the MCTS (Application Platform, Active Directory, and Network Infrastructure).
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