Jul 31, 2017 in the dsc book by don jones and melissa januszko, the authors explain these nuances and why administrators should use windows powershell dsc for more than simple server deployments. Sep 11, 2017 learning powershell dsc second edition. The dolphins, trailing at the time 20, recovered the loose. Now, in an environment where every node is in ad sure, you could use an attribute there to track the machines dsc guid. Youll learn dscs basic architecture, how to write configurations, and how to author your own dsc resources. Hes the author of more than 45 books, including learn windows powershell in a month of lunches, windows administrators scripting toolkit, vbscript wmi and adsi unleashed. In the dsc book by don jones and melissa januszko, the authors explain these nuances and why administrators should use windows powershell dsc for more than simple server deployments. Don jones is a windows powershell mvp, author of several windows powershell books and other it books, cofounder and presidentceo of, powershell columnist for microsoft technet magazine, powershell educator, and designerauthor of several windows powershell courses including microsofts. If youre specifically interested in windows powershell, theres a whole page about my powershell books and recommendations. Fist as word document on onedrive and since longer also available for online reading on pe flip. Don jones ii born may 14, 1990 is an american football free safety who is currently a free agent.
Dsc provides a set of windows powershell language extensions, new windows powershell cmdlets, and resources that you can use to declaratively specify how. Im writing and using a powershell module called datum to manage dsc configuration data, and raise cattle at work. Work from this blog has been featured in the dsc book, by don jones and stephen murawski. Dsc campdon jones august 2123 2015 las vegas, nv conquer microsofts desired state con. Dsc is a new management platform in windows powershell that enables deploying and managing configuration data for software services and managing the environment in which these services run. The fee also includes airport shuttle service to and from the. Melissa januszko is a 20year veteran enterprise architect and automation expert.
Don joness most popular book is learn windows powershell 3 in a month of lunches. Powershell mvp don jones, principle author of the dsc book, will guide you through dscs many options for creating documented server configurations that always stay ontrack. Don jones powershell by don jones leanpub pdfipadkindle. Configuring active directory certificate services for. Powershell in depth, second edition is the goto reference for administrators working with windows powershell. Even with your rants i like those by the way there is still people that do not get the full picture of what is slowly happening. Don authored some of the first books ever published for windows powershell, and is the coauthor of learn windows powershell in a month of lunches, the bestselling entrylevel book for powershell. Author don jones has taught thousands of administrators to use powershell, and now he brings his years of training techniques to a concise, easytofollow book. Youll learn dsc s basic architecture, how to write configurations, and how to author your own dsc resources. Don jones hes a cofounder of and the devops collective, and a curriculum director for online video training company pluralsight. Powershell mvp don jones, principle author of the dsc book, will guide you through dsc s many options for creating documented server configurations that always stay ontrack. Jeffrey snover, don jones, and my adorable wife michelle. Don s a soughtafter speaker at technology conferences like microsoft ignite, techmentor, and many more.
He was fortunate enough to be a member of the winning team of the 2014 powershell scripting games, the kitten mittons. Missy is a coauthor of the dsc book with microsoft mvp don jones, and she is also a conference speaker on dscrelated topics. She specializes in private cloud hosting infrastructure and active directory. Shes coauthor of the dsc book with don jones and a veteran automation expert and enterprise architect. The dsc book by don jones and missy januszko github examples building a test lab start off with a very simple configurationcreating a file. I have been watching youtube videos featuring don jones one of the authors with jeffrey snover powershell inventor over the years since powershell became mainstream with its dsc features. Melissa januszko knows her directory certificate services.
He played college football at arkansas state early years. Dsc gives us intuitive tools with a straightforward interface once your resources are written, of course to make our. The authors intend to update this book as dsc evolves, and are able to quickly publish corrections to errors in the text. Im going to be following the steps in don joness dsc book, available here. Im also a writer for petri, and ipswitch, a video author for pluralsight, and an author of the dsc book with fellow mvp don jones. Played running back and defensive back for the hazlewood golden bears in town creek, alabama, coached by aaron goode. Jun 29, 2011 list of free powershell ebooks less than 1 minute read when i needed to build a collection of powershell resources for our internal it personnel, i had trouble finding a comprehensive list of all the freely available ebooks out there. May 14, 2014 never a dull moment in a don jones presentation. To bring in the new year, we are having don jones back on the show, and hell be. Learning powershell dsc is a stepbystep guide that shows you how to start using and taking advantage of powershell dsc along with configuring and deploying applications. Designed for the absolute newcomer, don jones powershell 4n00bs is the friendly, concise, easytofollow book that gets you on the right track with powershell from the word go. She is a coauthor of the dsc book with don jones and a highlyanticipated conference speaker. Very informative session about not only dsc but the impact of automation in the workplace. This post tries to explain the dsc configuration data composition challenge that i attempt to solve with datum.
Don jones is a windows powershell mvp, author of several windows powershell books and other it books, cofounder and presidentceo of. Hes the author of more than 45 books, including learn windows powershell in a month of lunches, windows administrators scripting toolkit, vbscript wmi and adsi unleashed, special edition using commerce server 2002, definitive guide to sql server. No more tagging pages with this is an easytodigest book to get you started with microsofts desired state configuration dsc. If you want to start, go with this book from don jones. Give us a follow, and help us share the content you like. Dsc builds upon a decadelong investment in windows powershell that included broad cmdlet coverage,arobustyetsimplescriptinglanguage,remoting,andmore. Don jones has 57 books on goodreads with 1901 ratings. A practical overview of desired state configuration. As weve moved on in our careers, weve not had the time to update the book although we still feel its valuable and is worthy of being updated and expanded. Written by three experienced authors and powershell mvps, this is the powershell book youll keep next to your. Books by don jones author of learn windows powershell 3 in a. Don jones, powershell author and mvp, walks you through the nittygritty details of remoting, showing examples for a variety of scenarios and covering its troubleshooting features in great detail. Just set aside one hour a daylunchtime would be perfectfor an entire month, and read. Covering a punt on special teams, jones forced a fumble when he hit punt returner harry douglas with 1.
Microsoft mvp award recipient don jones and inthetrenches dsc expert missy januszko tackle the enormous and complex topic of desired state configuration. Hi guys, i was honored when don jones contacted me, wanting to use my dsc post in the dsc book, a free ebook available from. Dsc fundamentals local configuration manager lcm configurations resources deployment model pull or push. A practical overview of desired state configuration teched. The dsc book teaches you everything you need to know to implement dsc today. Dons a soughtafter speaker at technology conferences like microsoft ignite, techmentor, and many more. We want to tweet about anything dsc and configuration management.
In the dsc book by don jones and melissa januszko, the authors explain these nuances and why administrators should use windows. She is a contributor to a number of opensource projects. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. You know, learning windows powershell in a month of lunches. The fundamental principles are the same in powershell 5. With more than two decades of it experience, don jones is one of the worlds leading experts on the microsoft business technology platform. Book description the main goal of this book is to teach you to configure, deploy, and manage your system using the new features of powershell v5v6 dsc. The dsc book is designed to help you understand how dsc works, and how you can use it in a variety of scenarios.
Microsoft mvp award recipient don jones and inthetrenches dsc expert missy januszko tackle the enormous and complex topic of desired. Missy talks about how dsc is a key part of creating cattle style infrastructure, where servers can be replaced on demand and changes are handled. Richard chats with missy januszko about her work with don jones on the dsc book. Why this is the last dsc book youll need if youre a regular reader, then you know that the dsc book has been up for sale for a while now. Dsc being a frameworka basic structure for configuration management finding answers to your problem. Microsoft mvp award recipient don jones and inthetrenches dsc expert missy januszko tackle the enormous and complex topic of desired state configuration dsc in this agilepublished book that. Dsc is short for desired state configuration, and a key part of powershell and the windows management framework. Powershell classes part 5 classes or pscustom objects. Learning dsc part 3 setting up a pull server powershell. List of free powershell ebooks force multiplication.
As i don t have too much place here to provide a full overview of it here i do encourage you to visit blog post i wrote that covers in the summary which module does what and how you can use it. If youre a regular reader, then you know that the dsc book has been up for sale for a while now. Don jones is a windows powershell mvp, author of several windows powershell books and other it books, cofounder and presidentceo of, powershell columnist for. Why this is the last dsc book youll need don jones. Ive logged 1,427 hours on, on average, of 3 hrs 59 mins per day. Apr 28, 2014 im going to be following the steps in don joness dsc book, available here. Windows powershell dsc book trains it to lock down systems. Youll learn about the dsc resource kit, pull server infrastructure planning, guid tracking approaches, and much more. As i dont have too much place here to provide a full overview of it here i do encourage you to visit blog post i wrote that covers in the summary which module does what and how you can use it. The book, which comes in a forever edition format, meaning the authors will continually update and expand it, consists of six parts.
Strip host hotel, as well as most meals and beverages during the event. Don jones made a gamechanging play for the dolphins on september 22, 20, against the atlanta falcons in the dolphins first home game of the season. Ive written more than a few it books over the years, and have recently branched out into other topics. Join facebook to connect with don jones and others you may know. Missy januszko manager systems administration deloitte. Automate deployment and configuration of your servers pogran, james on. The team was featured in an interview on the powerscripting podcast. Why dsc the argument for dsc more information and marketing like this book is needed to promote the new way of configuring your datacenter and infrastructure. Sep 20, 2017 she specializes in devops, automation and configuration management, dsc, powershell, and active directory, and has broad experience across the entire line of microsoft business technologies. He starred as a guard on the basketball team, coached by shane. I searched the web for information on setting up a pull server and i found this book to have the most clear and concise instructions. Every major technique, technology, and tactic is carefully explained and demonstrated, providing a handson guide to almost everything an admin would do in the shell. As of this morning, the price went up a bit the book is more than halfway complete more on that in a moment, and so the initial earlybird pricing is going away.
Check out the complete guide to powershell dsc on indiegogo. Purchase of the print book includes a free ebook in pdf, kindle, and epub formats from manning publications. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. The dsc book a free resource from don jones and steve murarwski. The team was featured in an interview on the powerscripting podcast on june 4th, 2014. Posted by don jones date december 10, 2019 category powershell for admins the dsc book is now open source. Examples are, for the most part, extremely concise theyre intended to help you understand the needed structure and approach.
Microsoft mvp award recipient don jones and inthetrenches dsc expert missy januszko tackle the enormous and complex topic of desired state configuration dsc in this agilepublished book that will continue to be expanded and updated over time. As of this morning, the price went up a bit the book is more than halfway complete more on that in a moment, and so the initial earlybird. Jun 09, 2014 hi guys, i was honored when don jones contacted me, wanting to use my dsc post in the dsc book, a free ebook available from. Be prepared to walk a fair amount of the way on your own.
Distributed by manning publications this book was created independently by don jones and missy januszko, both microsoft mvps and dsc experts, and is distributed by manning publications. Seeing his name on a book gives me confidence that this book is written by someone who knows powershell better than. This is a write up to explain the problem, and why im writing it. List of free powershell ebooks force multiplication through. Windows powershell desired state configuration revealed from ravikanth chaganti and. The happy fate of the dsc book as many of you know, missy januszko and i wrote the dsc book some time ago. Don jones devops camp 2016 quick facts camp will be held august 11 to 14, 2016, in las vegas, nv.
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