There's so much to learn to be effective with SQL Server, and you have an opportunity to immerse yourselves in 24 hours of free technical training this week from PASS, via the 24 Hours of PASS event.
I'll be presenting an introductory session on PowerShell called PowerShell 101 for the SQL Server DBA. Here's the abstract:
The more you have to manage, the more likely you'll want to automate your processes. PowerShell is the scripting language that will make you truly effective at managing lots of servers. But it's more than just a scripting language - it's an interactive shell that stores data for you and allows you to implement ad-hoc solutions quickly and easily. Within the PowerShell environment you can easily manage both SQL Server instances and the Windows servers themselves, giving you a 'best of both worlds' environment that puts you in control. This session will introduce you to PowerShell and show you how to use it to manage SQL Server across many instances.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Allen