The PowerShell scripting language is a force multiplier, giving you programmatic control over your whole data center. With this powerful tool, you can create reusable automations that radically improve consistency and productivity on your Ops team. This book shows you how to design, write, organize, and deploy scripts to automate operations on systems of all sizes, from local servers to enterprise clusters in the cloud. Practical Automation with PowerShell: Effective scripting from the Console to the Cloud shows you how to build PowerShell automations for local and cloud systems. In it, you'll find tips for identifying automatable tasks, techniques for structuring and managing scripts, and lots of well-explained example code. You'll even learn how to adapt existing scripts to new use cases and empower non-technical users through easy-to-understand SharePoint frontends. What's Inside, Structure PowerShell code for sharing and reusability, Store and secure your automations, Execute automation with Azure Automation, Jenkins, Task Scheduler, and Cron, Store and retrieve data, credentials, and variables, Use source control solutions to maintain and test code changes, For sysadmin and IT professionals who manage backend systems.