PowerShell Fundamentals for System Admins

New to PowerShell, but don't know where to begin?

PowerShell can be an excellent tool for a system administrator to retrieve data from Active Directory. However, if you are just starting out with PowerShell, it can be a little overwhelming at first. Because of this, I have put together a few beginner tutorials that may help you utilize PowerShell as a System Admin in a Windows Enterprise environment. These are scripts that I use on a daily basis that save me time and allow me to be more efficient as an administrator.

Before you begin, the following tutorials do require a basic understanding of Windows, Active Directory, and some very simple programming concepts. If some of this is new to you, don't worry! There are some helpful links imbedded in the articles to cover some of the more "difficult" concepts. I also recommend reviewing the tutorials in order for the first time through, as they tend to build on each other as they go. With that said, follow the links below to get started.