Learning Path: PowerShell: The Road to PowerShell DSC
Master DevOps with PowerShell DSC using real-world examples.
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What You Will Learn!
- Implement, customize, and troubleshoot the PowerShell DSC solution in production infrastructures.
- Author new DSC resources and extend PowerShell DSC Solution
- Work with declarative management of Windows and Linux virtual machines
- Learn to author production deployments with nested configurations
- Master Docker management with PowerShell DSC
- Implement DevOps by integrating Chef and PowerShell DSC
- Implement Infrastructure as a Code on Microsoft Azure
- Master enterprise IT management processes and tools
Description
PowerShell is a popular scripting language especially designed for system administration and. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) allows you to deploy and manage configuration data for software services and it also manages the environment in which all your services run. If you are an IT professional with basic knowledge of PowerShell and want the benefits of PowerShell DSC, this Learning Path is for you.
Packt’s Video Learning Paths are a series of individual video products put together in a logical and stepwise manner such that each video builds on the skills learned in the video before it.
The highlights of this Learning Path are:
- Learn to automate the management of containers and Docker
- Tackle PowerShell DSC enterprise integration patterns
To start with, you will learn the basic fundamentals of PowerShell DSC, covering the architecture and components of the desired state configuration. You will create DSC configurations with the help of practical examples, and DSC custom resources for your custom applications. You will then deploy a real-world application using PowerShell DSC. Moving forward, you will become familiar with the powerful desired state configuration platform, which helps you achieve continuous delivery and efficient management and easy deployment of data for systems. Next, you will move on to integrating with the modern DevOps tools. Finally you will implement infrastructure as code, continuous delivery, and DevOps on Microsoft hybrid cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Azure Stack.
On the completion of this Learning Path, you will have a hand-on experience working with PowerShell DSC.
Meet Your Expert:
We have the best works of the following esteemed author to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:
- Prajeesh Prathap is a delivery engineer and an expert for DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and ALM. He has over 10 year’s software development experience as a developer, architect, and consultant. Over these years he has used his technical expertise and agile practices to help teams become hyper-productive. In conjunction with establishing successful Agile processes, his focus is on helping teams develop strong Agile engineering practices and disciplines such as Test-driven development, refactoring, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
Who Should Attend!
- This Learning Path is aimed at IT professionals with basic PowerShell and IT management backgrounds and help them understand the shift to DevOps, the benefits of PowerShell DSC, and the DevOps enterprise adoption patterns with PowerShell DSC.
