GEC NEWS WIREMicrosoft’s scripting and automation platform PowerShell is now open-source and available on Linux.
PowerShell uses the .NET Framework to provide a shell and scripting language that allows task automation through command-line calls. Now Linux administrators can take advantage of PowerShell to schedule, monitor and maintain processes across complex network topologies.
“Today’s IT environments operate in a multi-platform, multi-cloud, multi-OS, multi-device world and Microsoft recognises that integration of these systems is a huge challenge for technology professionals,” said Necip Ozyucel, Cloud and Enterprise Business Solutions Lead, Microsoft Gulf.
PowerShell includes Desired State Configuration, a tool that allows network managers to define and configure the optimal state of a system. DSC allows organisations to enact complex deployments across multi-platform environments, while ensuring those systems can be collaboratively managed and corrected for configuration drift.
The PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment provides admin teams with similar rich development tools to those enjoyed by software teams in Microsoft Visual Studio. Designed to support novices and experts alike, ISE features include a built-in editor for writing, testing, and debugging scripts; full IntelliSense functionality, including tab completion, syntax highlighting and context-sensitive help; keyboard shortcuts; support for right-to-left languages; and extensible add-ons.
Microsoft believes PowerShell’s availability to Linux administrators will transform the customers’ cloud experiences when they combine PowerShell’s ability to micro-manage complex systems, with the visualisation capabilities of Azure’s Operations Management Suite.
