Beginning PowerShell for SharePoint 2013

This guide is aimed at SharePoint administrators who want to widen their technical range by learning PowerShell, the object-oriented scripting language from Microsoft. The author argues that PowerShell is where Microsoft administration is heading, and that SharePoint, which is intricate to run by hand, becomes simpler and faster to handle with cmdlets and scripts.

The book connects the two by teaching PowerShell basics through the tasks of deploying, migrating, managing and monitoring SharePoint 2013. It opens with the core ideas behind the language, then builds up the skills a beginner needs to automate work across the different parts of the SharePoint 2013 platform, supported by many practical examples and scripts.

It suits SharePoint administrators looking to take on more, as well as SharePoint developers who want stronger administration skills. No prior PowerShell experience is assumed.