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Jeffery Hicks is an IT veteran with over 30 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis on automation and efficiency. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award.

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Installing WSUS 2016

Someone asked me recently on Twitter about WSUS in Windows Server 2016 and whether it “still mattered.” I think it does, so let me show you how easy it is to install.

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Automating WSUS 2016 Installation with PowerShell

Learn how to automate the process of installing Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) on a Windows Server 2016 box.

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Data Transformations with PowerShell Classes, Part 2

I’m having fun with this series and hope you are as well. In my previous article, I introduced you to PowerShell classes and I built a class that I can use with my movie data file. If you are just joining us, you really should take a few minutes to read the previous articles (Making Data…

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Transforming Data with PowerShell Classes, Part 1

PowerShell sensei Jeff Hicks continues his look at working with data in PowerShell and introduces us to classes in PowerShell v5.

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Dancing on the Table with PowerShell

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks demonstrates some additional techniques with PowerShell and shows how easy it is to work with basic data and use the DataTable object.

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Making Data Dance with PowerShell

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks begins a series of articles demonstrating how to make the most out of data in PowerShell no matter where it comes from.

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A First Look At PowerShell on Linux

Microsoft has released a version of PowerShell that will run on Linux, Jeff Hicks takes a closer look at this version of the powerful task-based command-line shell and scripting language.

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More PowerShell Filtering Options

PowerShell MVP and trainer Jeff Hicks continues his exploration of filtering in PowerShell and techniques to help you make your filtering more efficient.

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Testing PowerShell with Pester

Learn some useful tips for using the open source project called Pester with PowerShell, which you can use for testing and more.

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Which Write Is Right For PowerShell?

If there is one cmdlet that confuses PowerShell beginners more than anything, it is Write-Host. Newcomers see commands like Write-Output, Write-Host, and if running PowerShell 5.0 Write-Information. Determining which one to use can be a bit overwhelming. So let me make it simple: For now you can ignore Write-Information.

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