How to Cheat at Managing Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Susan Snedaker (Author), Daniel H. Bendell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1932266801 | ISBN-13: 978-1932266801 | Edition: 1

How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003 deals only with the vital, and will be a huge relief to the hundreds of thousands of managers who probably never imagined they would be managing the operating system equivalent of the Space Shuttle.

* The "80/20" Rule applied to managing a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network. Concise coverage, with ready-to-use solutions, of the most commonly encountered W2K3 Server tasks and problems.
* Written for the non-MCSE, with little technical training, who is responsible for running a small to medium sized network.
* Microsoft has announced it will no longer support Windows NT 4 products, effective Dec. 31, 2004. Millions of small businesses that did not upgrade to Windows Server 2000 will choose to upgrade directly to Windows Server 2003, and this will be a timely book.

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About the Author

Susan Snedaker, Principal Consultant and founder of Virtual Team Consulting, LLC has over 20 years' experience working in IT in both technical and executive positions including with Microsoft, Honeywell, and Logical Solutions. Her experience in executive roles at both Keane, Inc. and Apta Software, Inc. provided extensive strategic and operational experience in managing hardware, software and other IT projects involving both small and large teams. As a consultant, she and her team work with companies of all sizes to improve operations, which often entails auditing IT functions and building stronger project management skills, both in the IT department and company-wide. She has developed customized project management training for a number of clients and has taught project management in a variety of settings. Ms. Snedaker holds a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor's degree in Management. She is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and has a certificate in Advanced Project Management from Stanford University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Syngress; 1 edition (October 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932266801
• ISBN-13: 978-1932266801
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,278,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly organized and presented instructional guide, March 5, 2005

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This review is from: How to Cheat at Managing Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Paperback)

Susan Snedaker's superbly organized and presented instructional guide, How To Cheat At Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003, is a recommended pick for any Microsoft system engineer managing a Windows Server 2003 environment: it tells how to overcome common problems and time drains that Exchange Server creates, such as handling user permissions and security settings, and it also covers group policy, installing printers, managing client computers, and more. The disaster planning portion is particularly well detailed.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A front end to the official documentation, November 12, 2004

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This review is from: How to Cheat at Managing Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Paperback)

Snedaker takes a pragmatic approach to the sysadmin tasks described in her book. She does not attempt to give a comprehensive discussion of all that is in Small Business Server 2003. For that, you can turn to Microsoft's official documentation. But a problem with the latter is that it is voluminous. Snedaker aims this book at someone who may not have the time or inclination to go through the latter.

So she describes what to her are the key issues you are likely to face. For these, she speaks as plainly as possible about how to solve them. You get enough information to (hopefully) perform your tasks. There is no elegant description of the structure of SBS. But do you really care?

The book can function as a good front end to the Microsoft documentation. You can try using it first. Then, for more detail, refer to those.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, gets to point quick, October 6, 2004

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Scott Cook "Scott" (Newport, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Cheat at Managing Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Paperback)

Excellent book, good examples, good step-by-step instructions. Covers remote access, adding users, computers, etc.m messaging, outlook web access. I can;t tell you how many times I've leafed through it in the last few days to find a piece of info. Good info on troubleshooting, errors, all the stupid stuff I do when I'm rushing.