PowerShell in Depth: An Administrator's Guide

Great book for Powershell beginners! The author does a great job navigating the different aspects of Powershell at a level that is easy to understand. Great starting point! I purchase a lot of products on Amazon. Some of those products are free, some are at a discounted price, and others are full price purchases. I will always note when a product is free or discounted. I have listed my rating system below as a reference. My personal guidelines for reviewing products: 5 stars – I love the product! Not only would I buy it again I would recommend it to friends and family. 4 stars – I like it, and I would buy it again. I would prefer a few minor tweaks but overall still a great product. 3 stars - It was okay, but perhaps not for me. I would still consider the product as a gift for others. 2 stars – The product could use improvement and I would not buy it again until it was fixed. 1 star – I dislike the product and I would not purchase it for myself or as a gift for others.

Only about a hundred pages in--not exactly a light read. His coverage of the PowerShell Pipeline is phenomenal. Don helps you do understand the logic of what parameters get passed and whether the shell looks for a value or a named parameter. He flows out the logic. Awesome section on "Troubleshooting Parameter Binding". I also like his explanations in "Comparing Objects". It helps you to better understand what the shell is looking for and how your results might not be what you expect if your comparison is not exact. There is another good section on "Command Name Conflicts". I can't wait to read more--guess I'll have to call in sick. :-) Stephan Onisick

I think I have purchased almost every book written on Powershell bar none. He not only covers the subject in depth but also provides pertinent information specifically targeted to administrators. This isn't a cook book... it provides in depth descriptions of how things work and how to use it to get the most out of it. Definitely a must have for any administrator of desktop support person interesting in using this powerful tool!

I have only worked through three chapters of this book but the material is very in depth. There are things about Powershell the author describes in this book that I have not found anywhere else. It is especially good in helping the user avoid a lot of "gotchas".

Really great book which I read from end to end. I am in IT dealing with server administration and automation. If you are looking for a great powershell 3.0 resource this book is it! Beyond the basics of simple cmdlet execution and a book I would recommend to any IT Admin.

I script automated tasks for our server environment of ~3500 servers and 10 domains, I'd call myself an "Advanced Novice" :-) This book was referenced by a Powershell instructor at Microsoft so I bought it and have it at my desk and regularly referenced. I believe this is excellent reference material worth consideration for the personal/business library.

Helps you to become more efficient using PowerShell.

Great book, explaining the practical use of PowerShell and allowing adaptation. Author makes it easy to understand no matter the level.

This is my 12th Powershell book and this one of the best - Its PowerShell 3.0 Excellent Book - Excellent explanations from the 3 main writers of PowerShell books

Easy to understand and a very good book indeed. Nicely documented, all topics covered properly. Thanks Amazon for making this easily available and for the quick service provided.

A great reference book for your powershell daily tasks. If i ever find myself in a bind and need something to be clarified, that is the book to turn to.

as title expect the same in the contents

It’s not a learning material, little bit old covers up to powershell 3 only , also it’s not a learning material instead you can use it as reference guide. If you want to learn powershell I strongly recommend not to buy this book