PowerShell Training — Windows Automation, Azure Scripting & Cross-Platform DevOps

Why PowerShell Matters in DevOps & Automation

PowerShell is the automation language of the Microsoft ecosystem — Windows Server, Azure, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, and now Linux and macOS through PowerShell Core. PowerShell's object-based pipeline (not text-based like Bash) makes it uniquely powerful for structured automation. The Azure Az module provides comprehensive Azure management. Desired State Configuration (DSC) enables declarative configuration management. In modern DevOps, PowerShell bridges Windows infrastructure and cloud-native automation.

Who Should Attend

• DevOps engineers automating Windows and Azure infrastructure
• Windows system administrators transitioning to infrastructure-as-code
• Cloud engineers using PowerShell for Azure management
• Teams managing hybrid Windows/Linux environments

Learning Outcomes

• Write PowerShell scripts with cmdlets, functions, modules, and error handling
• Automate Azure infrastructure with the Az module — VMs, networking, storage, RBAC
• Build CI/CD pipeline scripts in PowerShell for Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Use PowerShell DSC for declarative configuration management
• Write cross-platform scripts with PowerShell Core for Linux and macOS
• Integrate PowerShell with Chocolatey, Ansible, and Terraform

Course Modules

1. PowerShell Fundamentals — Cmdlets, pipeline, objects vs. text. Variables, arrays, hashtables. PSDrives.
2. Scripting & Functions — Advanced functions. Parameter sets. Begin/process/end. Modules. Error handling.
3. PowerShell Remoting — WinRM. PowerShell Direct (Hyper-V). SSH remoting (PS Core). Just Enough Administration.
4. Azure Automation — Az module. VM management. Resource groups. Networking. RBAC. Cost management.
5. Desired State Configuration (DSC) — DSC resources. Configurations. LCM. Pull server. Azure Automation DSC.
6. PowerShell in CI/CD — Jenkins + PowerShell. GitHub Actions + PowerShell. Build scripts. Deployment automation.
7. Cross-Platform PowerShell — PowerShell Core on Linux/macOS. Differences from Windows PowerShell. Cross-platform scripting.
8. Capstone: PowerShell Automation — Build a complete automation suite for Windows + Azure infrastructure management.

Hands-on Labs (16 total)

Write PowerShell scripts for Windows server provisioning. Automate Azure VM deployment with Az module. Create DSC configurations for IIS and SQL Server. Build GitHub Actions workflows with PowerShell scripts. Write cross-platform scripts that run on Windows and Linux.

CI/CD & Cloud Operations Examples

• PowerShell scripts in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for .NET CI/CD
• Azure Az module for infrastructure provisioning and management
• DSC for enforcing server configuration compliance in CI/CD pipelines
• PowerShell in Windows container images for build and deployment automation

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