Wrox: Professional Windows PowerShell

I had the opportunity to do a technical edit pass of this book by Andrew Watt.  It is an excellent book to get you started and up to speed very quickly with Windows PowerShell.  There are a ton of examples and screenshots that will help too. 

The book shippped April 23, 2007, be sure to order it!

Professional Windows PowerShell

• Windows PowerShell is a new command-line shell for Microsoft server products, including the long-awaited Longhorn server, and will eventually ship with all major Microsoft products, making it the must-know technology
• PowerShell will replace current command lines in new Microsoft products and can be used to write shell scripts similar to those used with Unix and Linux
• Discusses how PowerShell enables all of the .NET Framework objects to become accessible via scripting, making it a very powerful addition to any developer's or administrator's toolbox
• Readers are guided through all the ins and outs of PowerShell and learn how to create powerful solutions; run scripts, programs, and commands; customize the PowerShell environment; handle data; manage files and disks; and script solutions and .NET objects 

From the Back Cover

Forget everything you know about the Windows command line because you're about to enter a whole new ballgame. Windows PowerShell provides a new environment for interactive exploration and administration of Windows machines that's different from and more consistent than what you've previously used on Windows and Unix platforms. In one of the first books to cover this groundbreaking technology, Andrew Watt guides you through the ins and outs of PowerShell and demonstrates how to utilize it to create powerful solutions.

You'll find out how to use PowerShell cmdlets and syntax constructs, and how to exploit PowerShell to make .NET Framework objects accessible via scripting, making PowerShell a powerful addition to your administrator's toolbox. You'll also discover how to take advantage of its capabilities, from running scripts programs and commands to customizing the PowerShell environment. With this information, you'll be able to create a wide range of tasks that meet your business requirements.

What you will learn from this book

Who this book is for

This book is for Windows administrators and developers who want to learn new techniques to explore and control machine state and to begin automating tasks by scripting with Windows PowerShell.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.