MCITP Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise Administrator: Training Kit 4-Pack: Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, 70-647 [Paperback]

Dan Holme (Author), Nelson Ruest (Author), Danielle Ruest (Author), Tony Northrup (Author), J.C. Mackin (Author), Anil Desai MCSE MCSD MCDBA (Author), Orin Thomas (Author), John Policelli (Author), Paul Mancuso (Author), David R. Miller (Author), Jason Kellington (Author), Ian McLean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0735663270 | ISBN-13: 978-0735663275 | Edition: Second Edition

Get in-depth preparation for MCITP: Enterprise Administrator Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, and 70-647—as you build real-world job skills. Get study guides, 1200+ practice questions, reviews, labs, and an exam discount.

Your all-in-one kit includes:

• Official self-paced study guides for four required exams
• 1,045+ practice and review questions
• Practice tests with multiple, customizable testing options and a learning plan based on your results
• Case scenarios, exercises, and best practices
• 15% exam discount from Microsoft; good for four exams. Offer expires 12/31/15.
• Fully searchable eBooks for all four study guides

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dan Holme, MVP, has 10+ years of experience as a consultant and trainer. He is the author of Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals.

Nelson Ruest, MCSE+Security, MCT, MVP, is a senior architect focused on systems management and administration.

Danielle Ruest, MVP, is a senior enterprise workflow architect and consultant with 20+ years' experience in project implementations. She and Nelson Ruest are coauthors of Microsoft Windows Server 2008: The Complete Reference.

Tony Northrup, MCTS, MCSE, CISP, MVP, is a networking consultant and coauthor of Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP).

J.C. Mackin, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, has 10+ years' experience with Microsoft networks and is an IT consultant, trainer, and author.

Anil Desai, MCITP, MCSE, MCSD, MVP, specializes in evaluating, implementing, and managing IT solutions based on Microsoft technologies.

Orin Thomas, MCSE, MCITP, MVP, is a system administrator, author, and contributing editor for Windows IT PRO magazine.

John Policelli, MCTS, MCSA, MVP, is an IT consultant specializing in architecture, security, and strategic planning.

Paul Mancuso, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, has been an instructor, consultant, and writer in the IT field for more than 20 years.

David R. Miller, MCITP, MCT, CISSP, is an IT and networking engineering consultant, instructor, and author.

Jason Kellington, MCT, MCSE, MCITP, MCTS, is a consultant, trainer, and author living in beautiful, cold northern Canada with his wife and two boys. His consulting and training pracstice specialize in enterprise infrastructure deployment as well as data management and business intelligence.

Ian McLean, MCITP, MCDBA, MCT, has 40+ years of experience in the education and IT industries. He has coauthored numerous Self-Paced Training Kits covering Windows Server, Windows® client, Microsoft Exchange Server, and SQL Server® technologies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 3808 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; Second Edition edition (October 3, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735663270
• ISBN-13: 978-0735663275
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 6.3 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Computers & Technology > Business & Management > Windows Server

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive but has MSFT "blinders" January 7, 2012

By DCW

Format:Paperback

These books are well written and comprehensive. Most of the explanations are clear, reasonably concise, and fairly complete, and the books teach a great deal by prose, example, and practice. They are, by far, the best resources I have used yet.

But they still suffer from what I call "Microsoft blindness", the ingrained assumption that the reader (a) has worked extensively in the Microsoft space and (b) has never worked anywhere else. There's a Microsoft Mindset that the writers assume the readers have, and if you happen to be experienced in non-Microsoft technologies, it's almost like reading in a foreign language. If you speak the language well but not fluently, you can translate it, but you struggle to "think" in Microsoft -- or, at least, I do, having long non-Microsoft experience before entering the Microsoft world.

These books could be improved substantially if the writers kept in mind that some readers come from other environments, even if they just did it in sidebars with a signpost here and there, for the things that are quite reasonably obvious to Microsoft devotees that aren't obvious at all to those coming from the outside. One example of many is ongoing references to the .Net development framework. If you haven't developed code for Windows, which is quite possible for an incoming system administrator, many of the .Net references will make little sense, while to a .Net developer they are obvious and intrinsic to the environment.

Microsoft has simultaneously gotten better about playing well with other technologies while making their own more and more comprehensive. Their authors and editors should keep that in mind for future editions.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Material, "A Must Have" March 20, 2012

By TOW

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Excellent set for the seasoned AD / MS Guru wanting to further their knowledge with the next big OS for Microsoft. The details of the lessons show you precise locations of where to get all of the resources you will need to complete each training exercise. My recommendation to anyone who looks to expand their knowledge with an MCITP certification.

5.0 out of 5 stars It is a must-have collection for all Windows Server administration beginners March 31, 2013

By HL Kor

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I find the explanantion clear with approriate illustration.
I benefit tremendously in learning the skills and knowledge of managing Windows Server from these books.