Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Field Guide (Expert's Voice) [Paperback]

Andy Dominey (Author), Garry Meaburn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1590597095 | ISBN-13: 978-1590597095 | Edition: 1

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Field Guide is a quick reference for resolving problems that intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) administrators are likely to face. Authors Andy Dominey and Garry Meaburn have experience with both deploying and troubleshooting MOM in large-scale environments, and the problems and solutions they discuss are ones they have actually faced in their careers.

This book is ideal if you’re already familiar with MOM, but are not yet an expert at administering it. All of the solutions and troubleshooting tips get right to the point. Furthermore, the chapters are stand-alone and can be read in any order you choose. This is a book for those who measure twice before they cut, and for those who didn't, but wish they had.

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About the Author

Andy Dominey is a Microsoft "Most Valuable Professional" and works in the U.K. as a Microsoft Operations Manager/infrastructure consultant. He has been responsible for the IT systems of many large-scale customers including the British Army and a company supplying mobile phone services to major U.K. mobile operators. Andy currently contributes MOM solutions to myITforum.com and the Microsoft MOM community.

Andy has been in the IT industry for about seven years. He started out as a field service and support engineer, and then worked his way up to systems administrator responsible for MOM, AD, Exchange, web hosting, and SAN and clustering for an Exchange hosting provider based in the U.K.

Garry Meaburn lives in the United Kingdom and works for a large multinational company. His current role is Active Directory engineer, and he is also responsible for MOM 2005 implementation to monitor AD and Exchange. Garry is in the process of helping set up a new team to centrally manage Active Directory and deploy an enterprise-wide MOM installation to monitor AD, SMS, and Exchange.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (October 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590597095
• ISBN-13: 978-1590597095
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,923,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, March 7, 2007

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This review is from: Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Field Guide (Expert's Voice) (Paperback)

Everything about MOM is covered in the book (at least it seems that way -- I'm not a MOM expert by far). Capacity planning, installation, management packs, alerts, and reports are all topics that are covered. It's packed with diagrams and screenshots -- and that's always a good thing for a GUI-centric application. The diagrams are especially helpful when describing the different MOM architectures. Speaking about architecture, a good amount of the book is devoted to MOM design, both in the beginning with initial installation planning, and towards the end with management groups.

The introduction section says that this book is geared toward people who are already using MOM. I think if you're new to MOM and need a quick course on how to use it, MOM 2005 Field Guide will do just fine.