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Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Get-WMIobjectWindows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provides a rich set of system management services built in to the Microsoft Windows operating systems. A broad spectrum of applications, services, and devices are available that use WMI to provide extensive management features for information technology (IT) operations and product support organizations. The use of WMI-based management systems leads to more robust computing environments and greater system reliability, which allows savings for corporations.
Common Information Model (CIM)
The Common Information Model (CIM) is an extensible, object-oriented data model that contains information about different parts of an enterprise. The CIM is a cross-platform standard maintained by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). Through WMI, a developer can use the CIM to create classes that represent hard disk drives, applications, network routers, or even user-defined technologies, such as a networked air conditioner.
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