Evgenij Smirnov

Bill Burns is a senior principal DevOps engineer at a top Fortune 50 company with a talent for optimizing complex processes. Bill has 25 years of experience and holds more than 20 industry-recognized information technology certifications. He serves as a full-time engineer, Six Sigma coach, technical expert speaker, and mentor.

books by Evgenij Smirnov

Tiny PowerShell Projects

  • MEAP began May 2022
  • Last updated June 2023
  • Publication in Spring 2026 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633439788
  • 350 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white

Tiny PowerShell Projects is a hands-on tutorial for system administration with PowerShell. You’ll immediately recognize the tasks in the 17 projects, and you’ll be amazed at how easy it is to automate them with PowerShell! This easy-to-read book starts with scripting basics, showing you how to create loops, assign variables, and write conditionals. Then, it breaks down common admin tasks into simple, bite-size projects that build your skillset and give you tools you can use in your day job. You’ll write seventeen amazing scripts that can create thousands of users in minutes, install software across the domain at a designated date and time, repair and restore a broken email account with a single click, and more. You’ll even learn how to generate reports at a touch of a button!