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Powershell on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Powershell is a Command Line Interface (CLI) but better, with a cross-platorm management framework. Built to be versatile and run on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Administer managed elements and computing objects no matter the manufacturer or provider. Powershell does this by harnessing Component Object Model (COM), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), and Common Information Model (CIM). PowerShell is advantageous over other shells because it accepts and returns .NET objects, instead of only text. Deal with structured data, including JSON, CSV, XML, and more. REST APIs and object models are easily handled.  

 Ubuntu is the world’s most popular public cloud computing system and the top ranked enterprise Linux security. Ubuntu 20.04 Long Term Support (LTS) is an open source enterprise grade image. It is a premier Linux VM distro on Azure. It is recommended for compliance, and security and maintenance on the enterprise storage cloud. Smooth and secure access is ensured across public and private cloud computing platforms. 

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Reliably created by Microsoft, and versatile for all software. Powershell is a Command Line Shell but better. Companies and IT professionals using Microsoft, Apple, and Linux benefit from Powershell. It features an expansive command line history, tab completion, command prediction, pipeline for chaining commands, in-console help system, and command and parameter aliases. Powershell cmdlets commands further augment functionality in the core foundation and can be updated. 

PowerShell is a scripting language which automates management systems. Ideal for Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environments to build, test, and deploy solutions. It is built on .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR). .NET objects are inputs and outputs in the CLI. Waste no time parsing text output to extract information. Extend the scripting language with functions, formatting system, type system, classes, scripts, and modules. Includes built-in support for CSV, JSON, and XML. 

Manage your configuration with code thanks to PowerShell Desired State Configuration. Repeatable deployments are made easy with declarative configurations and custom scripts. Push or pull models are also used to deploy configuration. 

 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is the DevOps preferred, top ranked open source Cyber Security OS made by thousands of contributors and the world’s largest technology companies. Its Secure Boot feature prevents any low level attack or rootkit. It includes Fast ID Online (FIDO) for universal SSH multi-factor authentication without a password. Wireguard provides a VPN with modern cryptographic services. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS provides automatic maintenance updates by Canonical until 2025.  Infrastructure cloud computing and applications are protected by Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) for five additional years. LTS is recommended for maximizing enterprise architecture and applications deployment stability. Compliance coverage includes FedRAMP, FISMA, HITECH, PCI, GDPR, and ISO. 

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is a developer playground. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is based on Linux LTS release series 5.4. An optimized, newer kernel is provided by the HWE stack and includes Kernel Self Protection to create systemic forward-looking enterprise security. An updated state-of-the-art toolchain includes new upstream releases of glibc 2.31, OpenJDK 11, Rust 1.31, GCC 9.3, Python 3.8.2, Ruby 2.7.0, PHP 7.4, Perl 5.30, and Golang 1.13. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS features RISC-V images for SiFive HiFive Unleashed and Unmatched boards to be used as VM with QEMU. It supports the latest version of instance metadata service (IMDS). 

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Ntegral packages applications following industry standards, and continuously monitors all components and libraries for vulnerabilities and application updates. When any security threat or update is identified, Ntegral automatically repackages the applications and pushes the latest versions to the cloud marketplaces.