Using PowerShell for ACL management ensures consistency across your infrastructure, preventing errors created by manual input. According to Jason Wingate, the CEO of marketing firm Emerald Ocean Ltd.

[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 1. Using builtin -WhatIf functionality to prevent outages. Good thing I just didn't let it run without some training wheels. As you can see, instead of just ...

Windows PowerShell can be dangerously easy to use. If you aren't careful you can easily delete thousands of files, stop a critical service or disable the CEO's account. In some circles, those events ...