Entries tagged with powershell - TechNet Edge

IIS and Powershell

AdamBomb — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:01:00 GMT

Rimantas Malinaukas is a Solution Architect for Propensity International in Sydney, Australia. Our own Jeff Alexander sat down with him to talk about a recent project where they built a solution on a pre-release of IIS7 and used Powershell to save the day when they discovered an issue in the product.
It's a great story about offering Software as a Service and a hosted solution.

String Theory: Parsing Strings with Windows PowerShell

TechNetMagazine — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:37:00 GMT

Despite its object oriented nature, Windows PowerShell is also able to parse complicated strings. Don Jones demonstrates how you can do this in Windows PowerShell using Select-String.

For more on this and other Windows PowerShell topics, see our monthly Windows PowerShell column at www.TechNetMagazine.com.

Powershell and Exchange with Desmond Lee

extreme — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Desmond Lee shows us how he deployed PowerShell as part of an Exchange 2003 migration strategy in a complex global Active Directory environment. He also demonstrates how to extend PowerShell with PowerGadgets to crunch the raw data and transform it into great looking reports, indispensable for managing and monitoring the operational health of the systems.

At 7:00, Desmond gives us a demo of their solution

Desmond's Blog
Microsoft Powershell homepage

Using Powershell to managed Hyper-V

AdamBomb — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Today wraps up our Hyper-V launch coverage with this interview I did at TechEd with John Kelbley and Alex Lash. These guys show us a heap of great tricks for managing your Hyper-V machines using Powershell, and introduce us to a bunch of shortcuts that allow even a non-coder to put together some impressive scripts. In fact, all the demos they do in this interview they put together in about 15 minutes before we started recording.
Here's a roundup of some of the resources they reference:
James O'Neill's blog
Power Gadgets
Powershell scriptomatic

p.s. If you are attending TechEd and happen to run in to John, ask him about the party list. Then prepare for some late nights out.

Remote Management: A Sneak Peek at Windows PowerShell 2.0

TechNetMagazine — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:16:00 GMT

Don Jones demonstrates the new remote management functionality in Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP2. For more info on working with Windows PowerShell, see the Windows PowerShell column in TechNet Magazine.

Powershell tips and tricks from the field with Ben Pearce

extreme — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Ben Pearce is a Premiere Field Engineer (PFE) who specializes in powershell doing consulting, troubleshooting, and delivering training. He gives us insight into what challenges you might have starting out with powershell, tells us an example of what a customer has done with it, how powershell can benefit you, and gives some tips on getting started.

At 8:00 min, he gives a demo of some of the key/basic elements to powershell you'll want to know.

Resource: Windows PowerShell Week

Windows PowerShell: Filtering Functions, the Pipeline, and Custom Objects

TechNetMagazine — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:39:00 GMT

Don Jones explains how filtering functions, the pipeline, and custom objects work in Windows PowerShell. For more info on working with Windows PowerShell, see the Windows PowerShell column in TechNet Magazine.

Screencast: Powershell Security

Joey — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT

We have heard the request for more Powershell content loud and clear. The first piece of content that we are posting is a screencast from our friend Corey Hynes. In this 7 minute screencast Corey demonstrates several examples of how Powershell is a secure scripting environment.

TechNet Magazine: Apply Formatting To Your Windows PowerShell Output

TechNetMagazine — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:08:00 GMT

Don Jones demonstrates how the object-oriented nature of Windows PowerShell allows you to apply formatting to its output. For more info on working with Windows PowerShell, see the Windows PowerShell column in TechNet Magazine.

Powershell with Jeffrey Snover (IT Forum 2007)

jamesone — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:32:00 GMT

I caught up with Jeffrey Snover at Tech-ed IT forum in Barcelona. Some of the things we covered were the Powershell community, where Powershell is going with the CTP of version 2 just announced, and why Microsoft evangelists need 2 tries to record an interview.