Windows PowerShell Unleashed

Chapter . Introduction

When I first started working on the Windows PowerShell Unleashed book, I happened to be reading a book on public key infrastructure (PKI). Although the materials in the book gave good background and reference information about PKI, they lacked details on how to apply PKI in an environment. Applied presentation is a component I have often wished was included in many technical books. With this realization, I decided I would try to approach the subject matter in the PowerShell book in a way different from most other technical books.

The outcome of this realization is the book you’re now reading. Although this book contains detailed reference information about what PowerShell is, I made an effort to show readers how PowerShell ...