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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Tony Redmond's Guide to Successful Implementation (HP Technologies)

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This book is one of the best "computer" books I've read. Compared to another book "unleashed" about Exchange 2007, this one gets straight to the heart of Exchange and gives you the knowledge you really need. It doesn't waste half a book explaining things that Exchange administrators should already know. If you need to know how Exchange really works, this is the better book on the market right now.

Ive been reading Tony Redmond's Exchange books since the one written for Exchange 4.0 Ive only just started reading the latest one for Exchange 2007 and so far this book has exceeded my expectations. The differences in Exchange 2007 from previous versions are vast, but Tony passes on this knowledge to the reader in a gentle, logical and very readable fashion. I had to smile when previous versions of Exchange were described as "...more like a monolithic messaging behemoth"!

I purchased Tony's book after I had previously purchased another book on Exchange 2007. I found the first book too overwhelming with regard to detail and found that I had to read paragraphs when one or two words would have been adequate. Tony Redmond knows his subject; so well that he knows what you need to know, and what you don't. My installation went without a hitch (well, maybe a small hitch here or there). Definately the book for the knowledgable network admin who has had some Exchange and other email experience. Extremely helpful.

You could accuse me of a little bias...i used to work for HP..and Tony Redmond is regarded as a legend.

All of that aside...this book is brilliant. It covers everything you want to know, in all the excruciating detail you need. I design E2K7 architectures in my line of work...and this book is always within a .5 second reach.

Thoroughly recommended.

I bought this book to setup a simple small business server (Exchange 2007 with Windows Server 2008) with a couple of Outlook clients. I have still not been able to do that!

This book spends more text comparing Exchange 2007 with older versions of exchange that makes it absolutely useless. If I wanted to know about older version of Exchange I would have purchased an Exchange Upgrade 2007 book, not this book.

My goal is pretty simple. Install SBS and configure exchange to share 3 mailboxes with 3 Outlook clients. Can you believe that this stupid book does not have a simple section of adding a mailbox, configuring it and then having Outlook access it!

AVOID THIS BOOK AT ANY COST. IT IS PILES AND PILES OF TECHNO-JARGON WITH NOTHING TO DO WITH "SUCCESSFULL IMPLEMENTATION OF EXCHANGE 2007" as the title suggest.

As for the 5 start that other readers gave it, PLEASE, did you get the book for free and promised to post a false review? As for MVP publications, SHAME on you.

I still haven't been able to get my exchange configured (and I am a software developer with many years of experience).

There has to be another book there. Any clues?

I ordered this book in December08. Expected delivery date is 29Jan09. I am still waiting for this book to reach me! As I could not get any email address to register a complaint, I am using this forum to communicate. I hope the book reaches me soon.