Have I written this PowerShell script well enough to balance simplicity and performance? - performance

Question

I have a script that checks remote servers for tomcat and the associated java versions. It takes about 60 seconds to run against a list of about 16 servers. I'm just curious if the script is as efficient as realistically possible. I'm far from a PowerShell pro but I'm satisfied with the outcome. Just checking for where there is room for improvement.
$Servers = 'server1','server2','etc'
$Output = #()
foreach ($Server in $Servers)
{
$SName = gwmi -Class Win32_Service -ComputerName $Server -Filter {Name LIKE 'Tomcat%'}
IF ($SName -ne $null) {
$Output += [PSCustomObject]#{
Server_name = $SName.PSComputerName
Service_name = $SName.Name
Service_status = $SName.State
Tomcat_version = "$(Get-Content -Path ("\\"+$SName.PSComputerName+"\"+"$($SName.PathName.ToString())".Substring(0,$SName.Pathname.LastIndexOf("\")-3)+"\webapps\ROOT\RELEASE-NOTES.txt" -replace ":", "$") | Select-String -Pattern 'Apache Tomcat Version ')".TrimStart()
Java_Version = (Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Server -ScriptBlock {(GCI -Path "$((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Apache Software Foundation\Procrun 2.0\Tomcat9\Parameters\Java').Jvm)").VersionInfo.ProductName})
}
}
Else {}
}
$Output | Select Server_name, Service_name,Service_status, Tomcat_Version, Java_Version | Format-Table -AutoSize
Can I simplify things anymore?
Is the time to completion decent for what is being performed?

Answer 1

Invoke-Command allows you to connect with multiple computers at the same time which should be more efficient.
+= is pretty bad, please read: Why should I avoid using the increase assignment operator (+=) to create a collection
You're querying WMI first and then if service is there you are using Invoke-Command, mind as well, connect once to the remote host and check everything.
I personally would do something like this
$Servers = 'server1','server2','etc'
$scriptBlock = {
# Since you're querying each server, and then if the service is there you Invoke-Command,
# mind as well Invoke-Command at first and if the service is there enter the If condition,
# else close the connection.
$tomcatServ = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name LIKE 'Tomcat%'"
if($tomcatServ)
{
##### This part is pretty confusing for someone reading your code, if you show us how does
##### RELEASE-NOTES.txt looks we may be able to improve it and simplified it a bit
$path = $tomcatServ.PathName.Substring(0,$tomcatServ.PathName.LastIndexOf("\")-3)
$path = Join-Path $path -ChildPath "webapps\ROOT\RELEASE-NOTES.txt"
$tomCatVer = ((Get-Content $path) -replace ":", "$" | Select-String -Pattern 'Apache Tomcat Version ').TrimStart()
##### This part is a bit confusing too
$key = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Apache Software Foundation\Procrun 2.0\Tomcat9\Parameters\Java'
$javaVer = GetChild-Item -Path ((Get-ItemProperty -Path $key).Jvm).VersionInfo.ProductName
#####
[PSCustomObject]#{
Server_name = $env:ComputerName
Service_name = $tomcatServ.Name
Service_status = $tomcatServ.State
Tomcat_version = $tomCatVer
Java_Version = $javaVer
}
}
}
$Output = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Servers -ScriptBlock $scriptBlock -HideComputerName
$Output | Select-Object * -ExcludeProperty RunspaceID | Format-Table -AutoSize