Programming Language for Systems Administrator

[Grig Gheorghiu]

In my experience, Python is more Windows-friendly than Perl. Mark
Hammond's Python Extensions for Windows are a lifesaver. You can
download the package from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/ or
install the ActiveState Python package, which includes the Windows
extensions.

I use Python for example to automate user and mailbox management in
Active Directory and Exchange. I also use the mxODBC module to interact
with SQL Server.

I warmly recommend "Python Programming on Win32" by Mark Hammond and
Andy Robinson (O'Reilly).

Grig