1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,650 Let me close out this module by leaving you with what I 2 00:00:03,650 --> 00:00:07,040 call Jeff's modern management paradigm. 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:08,740 And here's how it works. 4 00:00:08,740 --> 00:00:09,740 First, 5 00:00:09,740 --> 00:00:13,030 learn the manual process for whatever it is that you have to 6 00:00:13,030 --> 00:00:15,850 manage. If you're managing stuff in Azure, 7 00:00:15,850 --> 00:00:20,340 for example, learn how to use the browser‑based GUI tools. 8 00:00:20,340 --> 00:00:23,610 The reason I think it is so important for you to learn the manual process is 9 00:00:23,610 --> 00:00:27,240 that this should help you learn the underlying technology. 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,240 Sticking with my Azure example, 11 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,370 you want to understand what is happening when you click stuff in 12 00:00:32,370 --> 00:00:36,000 that GUI, what is happening under the hood, at least in general 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,240 terms. If you never have a solid understanding of the technology 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,190 around the thing you are managing, 15 00:00:42,190 --> 00:00:45,640 whether it's Active Directory or Hyper‑V or AWS, you'll 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,530 never be ready for the next step. 17 00:00:47,530 --> 00:00:51,340 And I find that going through the manual process, 18 00:00:51,340 --> 00:00:54,850 it's a great way to reinforce and to really learn how 19 00:00:54,850 --> 00:00:57,640 that technology is going to work. 20 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:02,970 So the next step then is find the PowerShell solution that manages that 21 00:01:02,970 --> 00:01:06,940 thing that you need to manage and learn how to use that. 22 00:01:06,940 --> 00:01:09,250 Now this should be an easy process, 23 00:01:09,250 --> 00:01:11,620 assuming you already have a solid PowerShell 24 00:01:11,620 --> 00:01:15,130 foundation. Sticking with my Azure scenario, 25 00:01:15,130 --> 00:01:18,760 there's a huge library of PowerShell commands. Now, 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,920 if you try to learn Azure and the PowerShell commands at the same time, 27 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,540 you will struggle and you will not be very happy. 28 00:01:26,540 --> 00:01:30,170 But, if you follow my model, this management paradigm, 29 00:01:30,170 --> 00:01:32,930 and learn how to manage Azure manually, 30 00:01:32,930 --> 00:01:37,700 do all those things in the GUI, and understand how Azure works, the 31 00:01:37,700 --> 00:01:41,540 cmdlets should be much easier to learn and to use. 32 00:01:41,540 --> 00:01:41,970 Finally, 33 00:01:41,970 --> 00:01:44,870 once you've mastered using the PowerShell commands for the thing 34 00:01:44,870 --> 00:01:49,380 that you need to manage, such as Azure, the next logical step is for 35 00:01:49,380 --> 00:01:51,680 you to automate your management tasks, 36 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,740 create PowerShell‑based scripts and tools to be more efficient and 37 00:01:55,740 --> 00:02:00,570 consistent. Now Jeffrey Snover is fond of saying that often IT pros run 38 00:02:00,570 --> 00:02:04,240 around with their hair on fire looking for a bucket of water and that 39 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,990 PowerShell can be that bucket of water. 40 00:02:06,990 --> 00:02:09,720 I'd say that if you follow my paradigm, 41 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,860 your hair should barely be touched and you'll be a much happier, 42 00:02:12,860 --> 00:02:15,740 cooler kind of IT pro. 43 00:02:15,740 --> 00:02:16,550 In fact, 44 00:02:16,550 --> 00:02:18,750 the more you use PowerShell, the more you'll 45 00:02:18,750 --> 00:02:22,540 discover. PowerShell is an enabling tool. 46 00:02:22,540 --> 00:02:26,940 I often think of it as a glue language that holds other technologies together, 47 00:02:26,940 --> 00:02:29,980 or you'll work with other technologies that are much easier if 48 00:02:29,980 --> 00:02:33,120 you know some PowerShell. Not only will PowerShell let you 49 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,540 create your own scripts and tools, 50 00:02:35,540 --> 00:02:40,390 you can use PowerShell to create workflow or work with configuration 51 00:02:40,390 --> 00:02:45,840 management tools like DSC or secure remoting such as JEA. 52 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:54,000 These are just a taste of the things that you can do with PowerShell. Learn PowerShell and leverage it everywhere.