PowerShell Scripting Mastery: A Hands-On Guide to Automation, Active Directory, Azure, and Production-Grade Scripts

Author:   Elias Reinhardt
Publisher:   Independently Published
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9798196557583


Pages:   332
Publication Date:   11 May 2026
Format:   Paperback
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PowerShell Scripting Mastery: A Hands-On Guide to Automation, Active Directory, Azure, and Production-Grade Scripts


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Most PowerShell books teach you commands. This one teaches you to think, build, and deploy like a senior automation engineer. If you work in IT, system administration, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps, you already know the reality: running a few PowerShell commands is easy. Building automation that survives production environments is not. Most scripts copied from tutorials break the moment conditions change, credentials expire, or environments scale beyond a few systems. PowerShell Scripting Mastery was written to close that gap. This hands-on guide takes you from foundational scripting principles to production-grade enterprise automation using real-world workflows drawn directly from modern IT operations. Across fifteen progressive chapters, you will learn how professional engineers design reusable automation, manage cloud infrastructure, secure credentials, test scripts properly, and deploy reliable tooling through CI/CD pipelines. This is not a collection of disconnected examples. It is a structured path to building automation you can confidently deploy in real environments. Inside this book, you will learn how to: - Build production-quality PowerShell scripts using advanced functions, parameters, modular design, and professional error handling - Automate Active Directory onboarding, group management, reporting, and identity lifecycle operations - Manage Azure infrastructure with the Az module, including RBAC, Azure Policy, tagging, governance, and VM deployment - Automate Microsoft 365 and Entra ID administration using Microsoft Graph PowerShell - Secure automation workflows using PSCredential, SecureString, Azure Key Vault, and script signing best practices - Test and validate scripts with Pester, dependency mocking, code coverage, and PSScriptAnalyzer - Deploy automation through GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with versioning and automated publishing Every chapter combines clear explanations with practical implementation, guided walkthroughs, hands-on projects, and real enterprise scenarios designed to build operational confidence step by step. This guide is written for: - IT professionals and Windows administrators ready to move beyond manual repetitive tasks - DevOps engineers and cloud practitioners working in Azure and hybrid environments - System administrators managing Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and enterprise infrastructure - Developers transitioning into automation and infrastructure engineering roles - Self-learners who want a structured path to professional PowerShell competency By the final chapter, you will build and deploy a complete enterprise automation module covering infrastructure monitoring, cloud governance, identity management, reporting, testing, and CI/CD delivery - a real portfolio-ready project that demonstrates practical automation engineering skill. PowerShell remains one of the most important automation technologies in enterprise IT, cloud infrastructure, Microsoft 365 administration, and DevOps operations. Learning how to engineer reliable automation with it is a career-level skill. If you are ready to stop copying scripts and start building automation professionally, this book gives you the architecture, workflows, and practical experience to make that transition with confidence. Scroll up and grab your copy today.

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Author:   Elias Reinhardt
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9798196557583


Pages:   332
Publication Date:   11 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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