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Introduction to IT Automation

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Find out how, why, and when organizations should use automation in their on-premises or cloud IT infrastructure. Also, go over tools and scripts you can use in your IT automation.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • An overview of IT automation
  • What you should know
1. What Is IT Automation?
  • What is IT automation?
  • Why should you use IT automation?
  • How does IT automation work?
  • Advantages of IT automation
  • Disadvantages of IT automation
  • Does IT automation reduce costs?
2. When to Use Automation
  • When should you automate?
  • Automation approaches
  • Automating all systems
  • Automating some systems
  • Automating software and system deployment
3. Automation Tools
  • Using automation tools
  • Automation tools for Windows
  • Automating Windows
  • Automation tools for Linux
  • Automating Linux
  • Automation tools for the cloud
  • Automating the cloud
4. Automation Using Scripts
  • Automation using scripts
  • Using scripts to automate Windows
  • Using PowerShell scripts to automate Windows
  • Using scripts to automate Linux
  • Using PowerShell scripts to automate Linux
  • Using scripts to automate the Azure cloud
  • Using PowerShell scripts to automate the Azure cloud
  • Using Azure CLI scripts to automate the Azure cloud
Conclusion
  • Continue exploring IT automation

Taught by

Liam Cleary

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