MCSA and Powershell

yankee_racers

Hi!

I am 2 exams away from my MCSA and I have just started studying for 70-290. I know that I want to learn Powershell because I think it will help me to be a great systems administrator. Do you think I should start now, and learn Powershell in tandem with my MCSA studies (and on through to the MCSE)? I am speculating (as I really don't know) that there might be some benefit in learning them together. I could go slowly and learn to use Powershell to do the things I am learning in my certification studies. Do you think this is a good idea or should I focus on 70-290 and learn Powershell after I have passed some more exams and have a better grasp on Server 2003?

Thanks for your opinions.

dynamik

I think it'll add some variety to your studies, and it's better to learn something over a longer period of time, so that'll be better than trying to cram PowerShell after you finish your MCSE studies.

yankee_racers

Thanks for the reply. You are right having some variety helps keep things interesting. Maybe by the time I get MCSE I will be somewhat skilled in Powershell (which would be awesome!).

TopTech

I would be more likely to just concentrate on the main exams / certification and do the other stuff later.
I found through experience that you just end up with a handful of half-finished projects if you share your concentration and resources between several ongoing concerns.

TechStriker

PowerShell will allow you to automate various tasks, is the way in the future any time invested will be beneficial.