Preface

PowerShell is Microsoft's platform for task automation. It comes with both a shell and scripting language, and is now more deeply integrated with Microsoft's suite of products. Microsoft applications such as Windows, Exchange, and SharePoint have increased their PowerShell support, and many tasks can now be done without having to go through the user interface. These automated and streamlined tasks equate to time savings and increased productivity for developers, administrators, and IT professionals.

As a database professional, you can also leverage PowerShell in your work. This book introduces you to PowerShell and taps into how you can use PowerShell in the context of SQL Server.