Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Rand Morimoto (Author), Kenton Gardinier (Author), Michael Noel (Author), Omar Droubi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0672326671 | ISBN-13: 978-0672326677 | Edition: 2

What was once good just got better. Through the release of several feature packs, Microsoft has added 15 new features to their Windows Server 2003. As an IT professional, you are probably aware of what these features are and have installed them, but you may not be aware of what their full capability is and how to troubleshoot the system with them in place. Sams has published a second edition of the best selling Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed as an updated reference guide in response to these new features. Learn about the new Group Policy Management Console, Timewarp Client, Security Configuration Wizard and more as you plan, implement and administer your Windows 2003 environment.

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From the Back Cover

A fresh perspective on planning, designing, implementing, and migrating to a Windows Server 2003 environment. Rand Morimoto and his co-authors began writing this book using their experience from several very large client implementations, some having more than 100 servers in production. On a daily basis, as this book was in production, they had clients with thousands of users taking advantage of the Windows Server 2003 security, scalability, performance, and reliability functions months before the product release. Because of that unique experience, the authors of this book were able to compile the best practices, installation and migration tips and tricks, performance optimization techniques, configuration tuning, and server management techniques for the readers of this book. Rather than revising from previously published chapters in the Windows Server 2000 Unleashed book, this book was written completely from scratch with the belief that this approach would incorporate the true recommendations from the author team for best practices, tips and tricks to get the most out of Windows Server 2003 networking environment. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Rand Morimoto has been in the computer industry for more than 25 years and has authored, coauthored, or been a contributing writer on dozens of books on Windows 2003, Exchange 2003, security, BizTalk Server and remote and mobile computing. Rand is the President of Convergent Computing, an IT consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area that was one of the key early adopter program partners with Microsoft in implementing beta versions of Windows Server 2003 in production environments more than three years before the product's release. Besides speaking at more than 50 conferences and conventions around the world in the past year about tips, tricks, and best practices on planning, migrating, and implementing Windows Server 2003, Rand is also a Special Advisor to the White House on Cyber-Security and Cyber-Terrorism.

Michael Noel has been in the computer industry for more than 10 years and has been working with the latest in Windows, Exchange and SharePoint technologies since the early versions of the software. Michael is the coauthor of Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Unleashed from Sams Publishing, and has also been a contributing writer on books about Windows 2000, Exchange 2000 and Microsoft Operations Manager. Currently a Senior Consultant at Convergent Computing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael leverages his expertise in enterprise deployment and migration projects in his publications.

Kenton Gardinier has designed and implemented technical and business-driven solutions for organizations of all sizes around the world for more than 10 years. He is currently a Senior Consultant with Convergent Computing. He has also led early adopter engagements and implemented products such as Windows Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 prior to the products' release for numerous organizations. Kenton is an internationally recognized author and public speaker. His speaking engagements include various industry-renowned conferences and Webcasts. He has authored, coauthored, and contributed to several books on Windows, Exchange, security, performance tuning, network administration and systems management. Kenton has also written several magazine columns specializing in various technologies. He holds many certifications, including MCSE, CISSP and MCSA.

Omar Droubi is an experienced Northern California Computer and Network consultant. Omar has worked in this industry since 1994 and has focused his skills around the ever-evolving Microsoft server and desktop arena. Omar's specialties center around enterprise deployments, migrations, and server consolidation to the Windows Server 2003/Exchange Server 2003 server and messaging platform. Omar is also an expert at integrating Windows systems into heterogeneous environments. Omar is an MSCE and CCNA and has been a contributing writer on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 book and on occasion has written material for Microsoft, focusing on Windows 2000 server integration and optimization.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1368 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 2 edition (June 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672326671
• ISBN-13: 978-0672326677
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,832,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ***Very Helpful***, July 9, 2003

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Lincoln Hughes (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed (Paperback)

After buying and returning 2 other books, I'm glad I finally found a book on Windows 2003 I plan to keep!

I've been working with Windows since 3.51, and as an MCSE, all I was looking for was a book *on* Windows 2003, not a cut-paste job of some Windows 2000 book. I've been beta testing Windows 2003 for several months, but wanted to double check for expert advice before biting the bullet on the migration this summer.

Based on the book abstract from the authors that said this book was written from *ground up*, I was hopeful this was it!

C1 on the technology primer was a great overview of what to expect in Windows 2003. C5 and C6 on design were good reading, I wish I knew some of *tips* before migrating to Windows 2000 a couple years ago. C17 on Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 migrations gave me several suggestions on how to migrate. And C31 on clustering was the best coverage on load balancing and clustering that I've ever seen printed in a book.

This is a book that an experienced NT or Windows 2000 administrator or architect would find helpful!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Migrations!, July 9, 2003

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Simon Saxton (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed (Paperback)

I bought this book a couple months ago based on the reviews here on Amazon. The primary purpose of buying the book was to help guide us through the design and migration from NT4 to Windows 2003.

While we have a long way to go (we're about 1/3 the way through our migration), we used the Windows Server 2003 Unleashed book as our bible. We're looking to expand our migration to include IPSec security and Group Policies once we're done with the core migration.

The only thing I was disappointed with the book was it's lack of information on IPv6. That's my next project here, but as I've been reading on the public boards, Microsoft may be changing the way they support IPv6, so maybe it's better we just hold off.

But I bought the book for migration hints from NT to 2003, and this book guided us along the way. Two thumbs up!

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Reference!, April 19, 2003

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Thomas Felder, MCSE (Seattle, Washingon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed (Paperback)

I was looking for a reference that covered the new Volume Shadow Copy, DFS, ASR, security components, IIS, RIS for Servers, and migration from Windows NT4 and Windows 2000. After downloading about a dozen whitepapers and buying a couple other Windows .NET Server books (all of which were outdated based on beta code or something), I finally bought this book based on a recommendation from a friend who works at Microsoft.

This book has a chapter on everything! Not only did the introduction tell me about new features I was not aware of in Windows Server 2003 that I'm going to try, but the book had detailed planning and preparation information as well as step by step procedures on implementing the technologies (steps that actually WORKED with the full release (not beta) version of the operating sytsem).

This is a great book for someone who wants to understand the basics of Windows Server 2003, or for someone experienced with Windows and wants to just cut right to the details.

Excellent book!