For all you scripting guys out there, Channel 9 has posted a series of three Powershell videos for IT Pros.

The Value of Windows PowerShell for IT Professionals - Don Jones, author, trainer and scripting guru discusses the value of PowerShell for IT Administrators and Enterprise IT Management with Jeffrey Snover, Architect for Windows PowerShell and Microsoft Management Console.

Learn and Master Windows PowerShell with Quest Software’s PowerGUI - Join Jeffrey and Dmitry as they demonstrate the free graphical user interface for running Windows PowerShell cmdlets (commands) and writing scripts. PowerGUI consists of a GUI that allows you to easily inspect and execute Windows PowerShell cmdlets as well as a “click-through macro” for writing Windows PowerShell scripts. 

Using Windows PowerShell to manage Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and Read-Only Domain Controllers - Windows PowerShell is included as part of Windows Server 2008. Join Dmitry Sotnikov from Quest Software and Scott Ottaway from Microsoft as they demonstrate the use of Windows PowerShell to manage new features in Server 2008 including new Active Directory features and Read-Only Domain Controllers.

Additional Resources:

·         Powershell Webcasts

·         Powershell Virtual Lab

·         Script Center: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

·         Powershell Week: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx

Scott Lum