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What is PowerShell?

PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. It is commonly used for automating system administration tasks such as managing Active Directory, automating deployment processes, and configuring systems. It can also be used for general-purpose programming.

What other technologies are related to PowerShell?

PowerShell Competitor Technologies

Bash is a shell scripting language commonly used on Linux and macOS, providing similar automation capabilities to PowerShell.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 33% (109.3k) of relevant job posts
Ansible is an automation tool that competes with PowerShell DSC for configuration management and orchestration.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 18% (70.8k) of relevant job posts
Python is a general-purpose programming language that can be used for scripting and automation tasks, offering an alternative to PowerShell.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 6% (201.2k) of relevant job posts
Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code tool that competes with PowerShell DSC and Azure Resource Manager templates for provisioning and managing infrastructure.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 14% (73.2k) of relevant job posts
Azure CLI is a command-line interface for managing Azure resources, offering an alternative to PowerShell for some tasks.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 77% (7.3k) of relevant job posts
Puppet is a configuration management tool that competes with PowerShell DSC.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 22% (22.6k) of relevant job posts
Chef is a configuration management tool that competes with PowerShell DSC.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 22% (20.4k) of relevant job posts
VBScript is an older scripting language that was commonly used for Windows automation tasks before PowerShell became prevalent.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 44% (8.6k) of relevant job posts

PowerShell Complementary Technologies

PowerShell is frequently used to manage and automate tasks within Active Directory environments.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 21% (93.1k) of relevant job posts
PowerShell is used extensively for managing and automating Azure resources.
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 9% (151.3k) of relevant job posts
PowerShell is used for managing and automating tasks in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory).
mentioned alongside PowerShell in 31% (39.4k) of relevant job posts

23% of Security Infrastructure Modernization projects involve PowerShell

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To enhance operational efficiency by implementing intelligent automation technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) and data transformation tools.
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To automate the Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) processes using data-driven insights and advanced analytics tools like SAS and Python.
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To build a Modern Data Platform that integrates advanced analytics and AI capabilities for improved data processing and management.
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To migrate from current products to the Loan IQ platform to enhance core accounting and servicing capabilities while reducing manual efforts.
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Developing systems that utilize SLMs and LLMs to create intelligent applications within the organization. Technologies mentioned include Langgraph, Langchain, AutoGen, LlamaIndex, and Haystack.

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