Beginning PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 is a book for the SharePoint administrator looking to expand his or her toolkit and skills by learning PowerShell, Microsoft's vastly flexible and versatile object oriented scripting language. PowerShell is the future of Microsoft administration, and SharePoint is a complex product that can be managed more easily and quickly with PowerShell cmdlets and scripts. This book helps bridge the gap, introducing PowerShell fundamentals and operations in the context of deploying, migrating, managing, and monitoring SharePoint 2013. Author Nik Charlebois-Laprade begins by explaining the fundamental concepts behind the PowerShell language. Then, with copious real-world examples and scripts, he lays the foundation for PowerShell novices to automate interactions with the various pieces and components of the SharePoint 2013 platform. For SharePoint administrators wanting to do more with the technology, or for SharePoint developers trying to build their skills on the administration side, Beginning PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 is the perfect book to kick off your PowerShell journey.What you’ll learnManage on-premises and Office 365 SharePoint instances using PowerShellWrite re-usable PowerShell scriptsUnderstand the architecture of PowerShellPerform operations on a wide variety of SharePoint components using PowerShellPlan, prepare, and execute a SharePoint 2010 to 2013 migration using PowerShellProactively monitor SharePoint farms for issues using PowerShellWho this book is for Beginning PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 is for both SharePoint administrators and developers who want to extend their knowledge of the technology. It's an excellent book for technical users who would appreciate a quick, at-hand reference. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What’s New in PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 Chapter 3: Configuring Your Environment for PowerShell Chapter 4: PowerShell Basics Chapter 5: Automating SharePoint Deployment with PowerShell Chapter 6: Day to Day SharePoint Administration with PowerShell Chapter 7: Monitoring and Troubleshooting SharePoint with PowerShell Chapter 8: Automating SharePoint 2010 Migrations with PowerShell Chapter 9: Managing SharePoint Online in Office 365 with PowerShell Chapter 10: Upgrading from SharePoint 2010 to 2013 Using PowerShell Appendix A: Common Cmdlets

Use the latest tools to manage and automate tasks on Microsoft's SharePoint platform. You will achieve time and cost savings, increase reliability of deployments, and learn how to safely and efficiently migrate from a previous version, all while gaining valuable skills in PowerShell scripting. Authors Nik Charlebois-Laprade and John Edward Naguib begin by explaining the fundamental concepts behind the PowerShell language. Then, with copious real-world examples and scripts, they introduce PowerShell operations in the context of deploying, migrating, managing, and monitoring SharePoint 2016. What You'll Learn What’s New in this Edition? Learn about the new SharePoint 2016 capabilities and min role Extend the default set of available PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint 2016 by creating your own reusable Cmdlet functions with PowerShell 5.0 Upgrade your on-premises SharePoint 2013 environment to SharePoint 2016 using PowerShell Who This Book Is For Administrators, developers, and DevOps engineers working with SharePoint 2016. No experience with PowerShell is required.

Need fast, reliable, easy-to-implement solutions for automating SharePoint 2013 administration with PowerShell? This guide delivers exactly what you’re looking for: step-by-step help and guidance with the tasks you’ll perform most often. You’ll find tested PowerShell scripts and techniques for managing installations, servers, farms, IIS, users, services, sites, data, solutions, enterprise services, search, PerformancePoint business intelligence, and more. This edition adds time-saving techniques for managing user licensing and new SharePoint 2013 service applications, covers new cmdlets, and contains two new reference appendices. This focused resource for scripting SharePoint with PowerShell provides all the answers you need—now! Fast, Accurate, and Easy to Use! Run PowerShell scripts from the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell console Perform unattended SharePoint installations Configure new farms, add servers, and manage sites Create new site collections and sub-sites Review and set Farm Configuration Values and SharePoint Designer Settings Display, get, create, remove, configure, and extend web applications Create, manage, remove, back up, and restore SharePoint databases Work with SharePoint solutions and features Automatically publish and manage content Establish and change external data connections via Business Data Connectivity Service Control the new versions of Excel, Access, Visio, and Word Services Script Office Web Apps to deliver more robust web/mobile solutions Manage PerformancePoint business intelligence via cmdlets Administer Enterprise Search, InfoPath Form Services, profiles, metadata, and Secure Store Streamline Work Management Services to help users track tasks more efficiently

Buy the print SharePoint 2013 Unleashed and get the eBook version for free! See inside the book for access code and details. ¿ SharePoint 2013 Unleashed is the most complete, practical resource for¿all administrators, managers, architects, users, and developers to make the most of Microsoft’s powerful new SharePoint 2013 platform. ¿ Drawing on their experience implementing SharePoint solutions in hundreds of organizations, Michael Noel and Colin Spence focus on what administrators and knowledge workers really need to know to effectively design, implement, configure, and use SharePoint 2013. They fully address key SharePoint 2013 innovations such as PowerShell scripting to automate administration and farm provisioning; better virtualization support; improved security and authentication; new business intelligence tools, social networking improvements; enhanced lists; libraries; metadata; and more. ¿ Step by step, through easy-to-understand examples, they help you streamline administration, optimize performance, control cost, and implement high-value solutions for collaboration, document and web content management, and business intelligence. ¿ Detailed information on how to... ¿ Optimize your SharePoint 2013 design/deployment plan, right-size your server farm(s), and improve scalability ¿ Reduce costs by virtualizing your SharePoint environment and automating farm deployment ¿ Optimize search with metadata, content types, and taxonomies ¿ Streamline management with PowerShell and the SharePoint Central Administration tool ¿ Efficiently monitor, back up, and restore SharePoint environments ¿ Understand new Shredded Storage capabilities and new Service Applications built into the infrastructure layer of SharePoint ¿ Deploy SharePoint’s improved social networking features, including microblogging ¿ Deploy SharePoint as an extranet using various external authentication providers ¿ Use powerful out-of-the-box workflows—and create your own with SharePoint Designer 2013 and Visual Studio 2013 ¿ Build Business Intelligence solutions with PerformancePoint and Business Connectivity Services ¿

Build custom SharePoint solutions with architectural insights from the experts. Take a deep dive into SharePoint 2013, and master the intricacies for designing and implementing robust apps and other business solutions for your organization. Led by an author team with in-depth knowledge of SharePoint architecture, you’ll thoroughly explore the SharePoint 2013 development platform and new app model through hands-on tasks and extensive code samples. Discover how to: Create SharePoint-hosted, provider-hosted, and autohosted apps Master the new app security model with OAuth and Certificates Develop workflows with the SharePoint 2013 workflow model Design a custom search experience and create search-based apps Leverage the client-side object model and REST APIs Produce catalog-driven web sites with Web Content Management capabilities Get cloud-based data sources with Business Connectivity Services Create and utilize remote event receivers for lists and libraries Generate new social networking apps and solutions

Take control of SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell! Administer SharePoint 2010 using PowerShell with help from this practical guide. PowerShell for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrators explains how to configure and manage the latest version of the powerful enterprise collaboration platform. Find out how to automate the installation process, construct dynamic SharePoint environments, create and extend Web applications, and manage service applications. Backup, security, and performance enhancement techniques are also fully covered in this comprehensive resource. Understand key SharePoint 2010 concepts and components Learn the basics of PowerShell for SharePoint administration Develop custom PowerShell scripts and functions Automate SharePoint 2010 management using PowerShell Manage Web applications and content databases Administer sites and site collections Control list items and metadata Handle document management Enable Remote BLOB Storage Query SQL Server databases

SharePoint admin author gurus return to prepare you for working with the new features of SharePoint 2013! The new iteration of SharePoint boasts exciting new features. However, any new version also comes with its fair share of challenges and that's where this book comes in. The team of SharePoint admin gurus returns to presents a fully updated resource that prepares you for making all the new SharePoint 2013 features work right. They cover all of the administration components of SharePoint 2013 in detail, and present a clear understanding of how they affect the role of the administrator. Compares and contrasts SharePoint 2013 to earlier versions Helps make your SharePoint 2013 installation smooth and successful Addresses managing customizations Looks at SharePoint 2013 for Internet sites Includes an introduction to SQL Server 2012 Professional SharePoint 2013 Administration enhances your SharePoint skill set and immerses you in the new content of the platform.