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Published inJan 2024
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Steve Miles
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Steve Miles works in a technology leadership role for the cloud practice of a multi-billion turnover IT distributor based in the UK and Ireland. He is a Microsoft Azure MVP (Most Valuable Professional), MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) and Microsoft technologies author. Steve has more than 25 years of experience in hosted datacenter services, hybrid, and multi-cloud platforms. In his free time, Steve also can be found tinkering on cars.
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Azure PowerShell

PowerShell is a “cross-platform CLI management tool” for interacting with Azure resources. This tool can be used instead of the GUI of the Azure portal or desktop/mobile apps for creating and managing your Azure environments.

Azure PowerShell is a module installed as part of Windows PowerShell. The AzPowerShell module contains a set of cmdlets (pronounced as commandlets) for PowerShell that allows you to manage resources from within PowerShell directly at the CLI “without the need to access the portal.”

PowerShell is a popular management tool where the focus is on Windows systems and is designed for complex automation tasks. It can be used interactively, meaning commands can be entered manually by typing them directly into the shell command prompt. Its cross-platform support—from PowerShell Core 6.x and PowerShell 7.x—means that you can install and use the Az PowerShell module on Windows, Linux, or macOS to interact with...

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Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification and Beyond - Second Edition
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Steve Miles

Steve Miles works in a technology leadership role for the cloud practice of a multi-billion turnover IT distributor based in the UK and Ireland. He is a Microsoft Azure MVP (Most Valuable Professional), MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) and Microsoft technologies author. Steve has more than 25 years of experience in hosted datacenter services, hybrid, and multi-cloud platforms. In his free time, Steve also can be found tinkering on cars.
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