Useful PowerShell Tools for IT Systems Administrators

    PowerZip
        PowerShell Module to zip files
        List of Available Commands :
            New-Zip : Create a zip from any file piped in
            Get-FileFromZip : Extract files from a zip file
            New-AutoZip : Create a zip archive recursively (see examples) in a directory tree

    PowerScheduledTasks (Now worked in w2003 and win7 )
        PowerShell Module to manage Windows Scheduled Tasks (Get, Start, Stop, Get-ScheduledTaskFilterby)

    PowerNet
        PowerShell Module for Network Diagnostics
        List of Available Commands :
            Send-TCPMessage
            Receive-TCPMessage
            Send-UDPMessage
            Receive-UDPMessage
            Test-TCPPort
        3 cmdlets for a monitoring tool called "Xymon" (aka BigBrother, Hobbit), see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xymon
            Enable-Monitoring
            Disable-Monitoring
            Write-Monitoring

    PowerFileWatcher
        PowerShell Module that monitors incoming files

    PowerBizTalk
        PowerShell Module to manage Microsoft BizTalk Server (2006+)
            Components you can manage :
                Applications
                Host Instances
                Orchestrations
                Receive Locations
                Send Ports
                Send Port Groups
                Service Instances