Название: Active Directory and PowerShell for Jobseekers: Learn how to create, manage, and secure user accounts
Автор: Wróbel Mariusz
Издательство: BPB Publications
Год: 2024
Страниц: 474
Язык: английский
Формат: epub
Размер: 75.0 MB

Start your career in Identity and Access Management field by learning about Active Directory and automate your work using PowerShell.

Key Features:
- Understand Active Directory design and architecture.
- Deploy AD test environment in Azure and implement it using PowerShell.
- Manage the AD environment in a secure way and automate management using DevOps and PowerShell.

Description:
“Active Directory and PowerShell for Jobseekers” takes you by the hand, and equips you with essential skills sought after by employers in today's IT landscape. This book walks you through every step of the Active Directory lifecycle, covering design, deployment, configuration, and management. Automation using PowerShell is emphasized, helping you learn how to automate processes with scripts. It begins with Active Directory management, creating a development environment in Azure. In the next stage you get a thorough overview of environment creation, configuration, monitoring, security settings and recovery. With examples presented through both manual steps and automated PowerShell scripts, this book allows readers to choose their preferred method for learning PowerShell automation. Additionally, it also introduces DevOps tools for cloud infrastructure, covering update management, monitoring, security, and automation resources.

By the end of this book, you'll be confident and prepared to tackle real-world Active Directory challenges. You will also be able to impress potential employers with your in-demand skills and launch your career as a sought-after IT security specialist.

Managing Active Directory in large enterprise companies can be difficult to cope with as it comes with a complex set of responsibilities. A deep understanding of Windows Server and the Active Directory service is necessary to maintain a highly available and secure environment that meets the needs of customers.

As the approach to Windows Server administration is shifting towards scalability and automation, a comprehension of PowerShell is essential. This enables administrators to effectively manage Active Directory within extensive environments and facilitates the automation and standardization of deployments through a DevOps approach and cloud capabilities.

This book provides a detailed guide on how to build an Active Directory environment within a cloud infrastructure and configure it using standard tools and/or PowerShell automation. Throughout the book, readers will gain insights into the key features of Active Directory and learn how to leverage PowerShell for the administration of Active Directory environments. Additionally, the book covers security best practices and cloud automation, enhancing daily AD administration for greater efficiency and repeatability.

What you will learn:
- Learn about building the AD test environment in Azure.
- Configure Windows Servers to become AD domain controllers including DNS.
- Configure Active Directory to support network topology and customers’ needs.
- Secure and automate infrastructure management.
- Get familiar with interview questions that are related to the AD and PowerShell related jobs market.

Who this book is for:
This book is for junior system administrators or students who would like to learn about Active Directory or for readers who want to become Active Directory engineers.