Total Newbie Questions…Is powershell the tool I am looking for?

I am trying to write a script that will run some basic tests on my servers and network. For example, are all my core network devices pingable? Are my internal websites responding to HTTP or HTTPS requests? Is my phone system and presence information updating properly?

Ideally I’d kick off a command and get output for each ping/HTTP/etc with either a SUCCESS or FAIL message.

Is powershell the tool I should be using?