Part 4. Creating tools for delegated administration

In this last part of the book, we’re going to look at toolmaking from one of its most common use cases: delegated administration. We’re going to show you how to build tools that are intended for less-technical or less-privileged users. Whether you’re deploying a GUI-based tool to end users or setting up delegated administration for your organization’s help desk, these techniques are ones you’ll use again and again.

These techniques get more complex than what we’ve covered up to this point, and they draw on a wide range of technologies that are technically outside of PowerShell itself. We’re going to stick with our mission of not trying to be comprehensive but rather of focusing on the basics and helping you understand them thoroughly. These chapters will leave plenty of room for further independent exploration, but we’ll make sure you know enough to be effective at that.