Automating Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040) Training Course

PowerShell is the automation language behind Windows Server, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration, and confident PowerShell skills are one of the clearest ways for an administrator to save time and reduce manual errors. AZ-040 is Microsoft’s official course on the subject, so the content maps to how Microsoft expects administrators to use PowerShell across its products. The skills carry directly into role based certifications such as AZ-104 and AZ-800, where scripting and automation are assumed, which makes this course a practical investment whether or not you go on to certify.

Choosing Logitrain means you keep the digital course material, and every course is backed by a price beat guarantee on a competitor’s advertised price, so there are no hidden costs. You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia, with experienced trainers and the same hands on material either way. You also choose the schedule that suits you, full time over five days, or part time over five weeks in the evenings or on weekends, so you can train around work. Logitrain has delivered hands on IT training since 2004 to more than 15,000 professionals and over 2,500 Australian organisations.

This is not a beginner course, so some Windows administration background is assumed. Before you start, you should have experience with Windows networking technologies and how they are implemented, and experience administering, maintaining, and troubleshooting Windows Server. Experience managing Windows client machines is also useful. You do not need any prior experience with PowerShell or any scripting language, as the course builds your scripting skills from the ground up.

If you are newer to the Azure side of administration, the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator course pairs well with this one, since the PowerShell skills from AZ-040 make the Azure administration work smoother.

There is no certification exam associated with this training course.

AZ-040 Automating Administration with PowerShell course material is included and provided in digital format for flexibility and ease of use.

• Describe the functionality of Windows PowerShell and use it to find and run basic commands
• Identify and run cmdlets for local system administration
• Work effectively with the Windows PowerShell pipeline
• Use PSProviders and PSDrives to work with other forms of storage
• Query system and management information using CIM and WMI
• Work with variables, arrays, and hash tables in scripts
• Create and modify scripts in Windows PowerShell
• Administer remote computers with Windows PowerShell
• Manage Azure resources with PowerShell
• Manage Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell
• Create and manage background jobs and scheduled jobs

• System administrators automating day to day Windows tasks
• Windows Server and Windows client administrators
• Microsoft Azure administrators managing cloud resources
• Microsoft 365 administrators managing services with PowerShell
• IT support and operations engineers reducing manual, repetitive work
• Administrators of Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and SQL Server who want to automate management
• IT professionals preparing for role based certifications such as AZ-104 and AZ-800 that assume PowerShell skills

• Getting started with Windows PowerShell
• Windows PowerShell for local systems administration
• Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline
• Using PSProviders and PSDrives
• Querying management information by using CIM and WMI
• Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables
• Windows PowerShell scripting, creating and modifying scripts
• Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Azure resources with Windows PowerShell
• Managing Microsoft 365 services with Windows PowerShell
• Creating and managing background jobs and scheduled jobs

These related courses help you put your PowerShell skills to work and plan your next step, and they strengthen the internal links across Logitrain’s Microsoft courses.

• AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator is the common next step, where the PowerShell automation skills from this course are put to use managing Azure.
• AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure covers Windows Server administration where PowerShell scripting is assumed.
• AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals is a sensible starting point for anyone newer to the Azure platform.
• MS-102 Microsoft 365 Administrator suits administrators who manage Microsoft 365 and want to automate it with PowerShell.
• Cloud Computing Job Ready Program combines training, certification, internship, and career counselling for people building a cloud and systems administration career.
• Microsoft Azure certification courses lists the wider Azure range this course supports.
• Microsoft courses is the full category this course belongs to.

Got a team to train? Logitrain can deliver the AZ-040 Automating Administration with PowerShell course in house at your premises anywhere in Australia, with the same features as the public courses, an experienced trainer, digital course material, and hands on labs. In house delivery suits teams who want everyone trained together on dates that fit the business, whether you train at your own site, live online, or at a venue we arrange in your city.

Is there a Microsoft PowerShell certification?

No. Microsoft does not offer a dedicated PowerShell certification exam. AZ-040 is Microsoft’s official PowerShell course, and you receive a Certificate of Attendance on completion. The skills support role based certifications such as AZ-104 and AZ-800 where PowerShell is assumed.

What is AZ-040?

AZ-040, also written AZ-040T00, is the Microsoft course Automating Administration with PowerShell. It teaches IT professionals to manage and automate Windows Server, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration using PowerShell.

Is there an exam included?

There is no exam for this course, because Microsoft does not offer a PowerShell certification exam. You receive a Certificate of Attendance, and the course is backed by a price beat guarantee.

Do I need PowerShell experience first?

No prior PowerShell or scripting experience is assumed. You do need existing Windows Server administration experience, since the course builds on a working knowledge of Windows administration.

How long is the course?

The course runs five days full time, or five weeks part time if you study in the evenings or on weekends, so you can fit it around work.

Where can I train?

You can train in person in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, in person on request in Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, or live online in real time anywhere in Australia, with the same trainer and material either way.

What can I do after AZ-040?

Most people apply PowerShell to Azure or Windows Server administration next, commonly through the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator course or the AZ-800 Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure course.