Who this book is for

This book is for messaging professionals who want to learn how to build real-world scripts with Windows PowerShell 2.0 and the Exchange Management Shell. If you are a network or systems administrator responsible for managing and maintaining the on-premise version of Exchange Server 2010, then this book is for you.

The recipes in this cookbook touch on each of the core Exchange 2010 server roles and require a working knowledge of the supporting technologies, such as Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2, Active Directory, and DNS.

All of the topics in the book are focused on the on-premise version of Exchange 2010 SP1, and we will not cover Microsoft's hosted version of Exchange Online through Office 365. However, the concepts you'll learn in this book will allow you to hit the ground running with that platform since it will give you an understanding of PowerShell's command syntax and object-based nature.