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Advanced Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration

This course covers using DSC in advanced scenarios, such as setting up and using a pull server. It is assumed the viewer has basic DSC and PowerShell knowledge or has viewed the DSC Fundamentals course.

Advanced
3h 9m
(43)

Created by Jeff Hicks

Last Updated Jul 01, 2021

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  • Course

Advanced Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration

This course covers using DSC in advanced scenarios, such as setting up and using a pull server. It is assumed the viewer has basic DSC and PowerShell knowledge or has viewed the DSC Fundamentals course.

Advanced
3h 9m
(43)

Created by Jeff Hicks

Last Updated Jul 01, 2021

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The purpose of this course is to provide advanced coverage of PowerShell Desired State Configuration. The material in this course is what IT Pros who want to use DSC in their environments will be using in production. We'll look at how to build and use a pull server, including deploying resources. We'll also explore how to use certificates to create a secure DSC environment. The course will wrap up with walkthroughs of using DSC to configure Windows and Linux servers. This course will focus on DSC as it exists in PowerShell 4.0.

Advanced Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration
Advanced
3h 9m
(43)
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Jeff Hicks - Pluralsight course - Advanced Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration
Jeff Hicks
33 courses 4.6 author rating 2670 ratings

Jeffery Hicks is a Microsoft MVP in Windows PowerShell and an IT veteran with many years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis in automation and efficiency.

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