The Continued Importance of PowerShell

• PowerShell is critical for most management tasks with Microsoft products and services on-premises, in the cloud, and in hybrid scenarios.
• Administrators must be familiar with the Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core platforms because certain tasks require one or the other.

Most administrators are familiar with managing Exchange, Active Directory, and other on-premises software using PowerShell. PowerShell has also become a critical tool for managing Microsoft’s hosted services, including Office 365, Azure, and other Microsoft 365 services, because many management tasks can be performed only with PowerShell.

PowerShell Review

PowerShell is a platform consisting of a command language, a command-line shell, and an automation engine that has become the preferred technology for large-scale consistent management of Windows and Microsoft server applications. First introduced for managing Exchange and Windows Server, its value has expanded to encompass management of most Microsoft applications and services.