This book is intended for system administrators, developers, or DevOps engineers who are responsible for configuration management and automation and wish to learn PowerShell Desired State Configuration for efficient management, configuration, and deployment of systems and applications.

You are expected to have some basic knowledge of Windows PowerShell and should have experience in installing and configuring operating systems and Windows servers. You also need to understand the basics and principles of configuration management and to apply both to deploying and managing systems and applications using PowerShell DSC.