- [voiceover] I'm often asked,
why is that I need to learn PowerShell
in the first place?
What is this whole thing about automation
and stuff like that?
Well, it's pretty simple.
Our environments, our IT environments
are growing larger and much more complex.
The products are becoming much more complex.
And I can't afford to hire humans to run around
clicking all the buttons that need to be clicked
for configuration and changes,
and tasks that need to be done.
So I need to be able to automate
and I need to be able to automate
and scale that automation.
I need to be able to manage in large-scale quickly.
Another important aspect that PowerShell
brings to this, that I certainly need to be able to do.
Is I need to be able to finally remove
some of the human error that occurs.
I don't know about you,
but when I've been in a disaster recovery situation
sitting there with the procedure guide
as I'm trying to recover maybe an exchange database.
I'm pretty nervous and I'm pretty shook up
at the moment and I make mistakes.
Well, if I had the automation for this already done.
Then it's a simple, go ahead and execute and it gets done.
So we get to remove human error.
We get to do large-scale management much easier.
So this is why it's time now to start using PowerShell.