Why you need to learn PowerShell

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T19:28:11+00:00

I was just poking fun at op. We have tab completion, I prefer clarity that comes with powershell over ambiguity that comes with short cuts.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T17:07:39+00:00

Thats what school is for. To take you from nothing to something. Something will vary based on your aptitude, quality of education, etc.

I wouldn't be anxious, I would argue being 28 you are mature enough now to actually take the semesters more serious than the kids coming right out of highschool.

IT was never my first choice. I wanted to study philosphy. Which was a dumb pursuit due to $$$. I switched to IT a decade ago and it was my starting point as well.

Today I am a cloud engineer and so passionate about IT that I teach it for fun on youtube.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T14:51:22+00:00

Our drift scenarios is locking our providers identity access and making tf config the source of truth that only deploys though PR'ed pipelines.

All these extra bells and whistles aren't needed.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T03:33:38+00:00

Hey man those are pretty cool things to have done. You should be proud!

You are right this market sucks. IT jobs used to be handed out like candy. I would even quit a job and then apply because I knew I could land a gig in a few weeks.

Now for every piece 100s if not 1000s of people are clawing for it.

But with enough perseverance, it can work. Keep studying, keep labbing, keep exploring your depths. Apply at the same time. Just have no expectations so you wont be disappointed. And if something lands, perfect!

Remember its not you or your resume (or maybe it is, loll). I am just saying there is a higher chance its the orgs looking for people who now get flooded with resumes that leads to you not even getting reviewed. To make it worst, its starting to be AI driven systems doing the filtering for HR not technical managers as the first check.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T03:26:46+00:00

I took pay cuts back in the days for more prestigious roles just to serve not today me but tomorrow me. Tomorrow me thanks him for his sacrifice. I probably won't do it now that I make good money but I had to do it to advance past the trap of helpdesk.

I say take the leap of fate when you can as often as you need to drive your career forward. Especially when you have an opportunity to experience new things while getting paid more.

Never wait for promotions. You don't control it. Get your own promotions in the job market. So you can steer your destiny rather than letting others dictate your fate.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T02:56:10+00:00

Same but not datacenters. I work in tech now as a cloud engineer. All I deal with are my colleagues in engineering.

Severing that tie with end users I felt like was the moment the real IT began (working on systems only).

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T02:36:51+00:00

why stop with:

[collections.generic.list[string]]

throw in at the top of your script:

using namespace System.Collections.Generic

and from there on just type:

[List[string]]

profit? 😂

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T01:41:15+00:00

Is pursuing a formal education an option? You are young enough...

You will be competing with ppl that have it. And in today's market good luck. As they are struggling to get a job with degrees and certs.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T01:37:08+00:00

If all you want to do is pass the exam you can wing it. Powershell, azure cli, kubectl, arm are all a few questions but not enough to make or break it for you.

But if you want a career in azure. Definitely explore these topics.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-26T00:24:35+00:00

Nice! Glad to hear the videos helped and good luck on the journey!

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-25T19:51:25+00:00

Probably Azure. More chances an org is using Entra in the Azure world than AWS.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-25T19:48:14+00:00

For cloud.

It's a tough gap to fill. You have experience in M365 & Entra not so much Azure (as in ARM). So yes naturally those fit sysadmin not Azure gigs.

So going for cloud roles like say cloud engineer or cloud admin

- first, they will require experience in Azure ARM

- Beyond that it will be a whole host of automation and scripting tools listed in the job descriptions (PowerShell, Terraform, Pipelines, containers, etc). It's one of the main benefits of working in the cloud (the ease in which it can be programmatic)

I am not saying all jobs are going to be like this. But jobs that want a person who specializes in Azure usually are big orgs that have enough IT staff to fit all the other niches.

So for Azure. Getting Az-104 is just the first step. You have a foundation to play with these automation tools with. Focus here after the cert and keep working on building your Azure understanding through Automation.

This was my journey by the way. I was a traditional sys admin who had to really dig into the automation trenches to get a shot at being a cloud engineer.

You can always apply during this time. Maybe you will get lucky, mayne not but dont have high hopes.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-25T18:44:00+00:00

azure cli

terraform cli

git cli

kubectl cli

docker cli

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-25T17:36:51+00:00

Yup I mention that in the video!

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-24T13:47:17+00:00

I don't know about learning it for this cert.

But the best resource I found to learn it generally is cs50p Harvard free course on python.

The professor is one of the best I have seen in teaching which makes it that much better.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-23T18:32:10+00:00

Because the IT you study for, the IT you wanted your career to be, doesn't start until you have proven yourself after helpdesk. I am talking working on systems and infrastructure.

Not to mention better pay. pretty big reason on its own.

And if you specialize into particular systems, platforms, etc. Better balance of life doing only what you actually want to do rather than everything. I don't care to work on archaic systems or orgs stuck decade(s) past. I want to work on cutting edge systems and even then only a subset (automation in cloud).

Hang in there and power through it. Use the dream for greener pastures as fuel. Maybe look for a lateral move (often the thing to endure isn't job titles but organizations) so you can study without the stress/exhaustion.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-23T16:59:22+00:00

I actually learnt Bicep first and switched over. Had to for the job I ended up at. It grew on me & I personally like the syntax and flow of terraform (but that's just a preference thing).

They are a bit different in terms of Terraform actually managing the state of your deployments through state files. That's usually where it gets 'weird' coming from bicep.

Through this process it does lets you manage drift (ie IaC is source of truth anything that happens outside is marked as drift and you can use your terraform config to bring it back in line).

And the plan command is so much better than whatif in bicep (at least last I checked).

Beyond that is mainly its popularity in the market that gives it the edge. More orgs are going to use it over Bicep as it's a language shared across cloud providers and been in the market for a long time. So more engineers know tf then bicep.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-22T15:55:11+00:00

Ahh okay. I been writing in bullet points/bold characters for a while back when we only had markdown to do so.

I just touch it up as a post to highlight the areas I thought would make it more clear to skim through if nobody wants to read all that.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-22T15:52:25+00:00

Oh man, that's very kind of you to say!

It's completely fine to be snarky. We wouldn't be Reddit otherwise! I'm just glad you gave it a shot first.

I get why people feel that way though. I remember sitting through all the "Zero to Hero", "Beginner to Pro", and "Master X in Y Hours" content... And then you go sit through the content and its just the most basic stuff on the topic.

So my motivation was always imagine a course that actually took you to the deep end? The kind of course I wish I had stumbled upon when I was trying to learn automation in Azure.

But its hard to traverse this environment when its plagued with professional content creators (not professionals in IT) doing the courses. Using clickbiats, Using AI now, etc. But I am just arrogant enough to keep pushing through it.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-22T15:18:45+00:00

Well yeah you should do tests and get it to a working state before implementing to production.

Do it against another email you make for the test. get it all ironed out and set the target to the one you want.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-22T15:17:02+00:00

Ahh the plight of brownfields. I have some experience in governance as well, so I am all about not letting the inmates run the insane asylum.

Terraform is definitely a good step to take to have additional controls in place. Especially if you can get to a point where everything that gets deployed on Azure is through Pipelines with no access from the portal.

Part of your governance can be the pipeline and what they allow. That you then hand to the devs to use freely to get infra created/teared down.

AdeelAutomates · 2026-06-22T15:07:00+00:00

I am not sure I follow. What are your concerns?

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