Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Implementation and Administration [Paperback]

Barrie Sosinsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 11, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0470174595 | ISBN-13: 978-0470174593 | Edition: 1

If you're preparing to move to Windows Server 2008, this book is for you. It bypasses common concepts you already know and concentrates on the essential information you need to migrate quickly and successfully. You'll get a thorough look at what's new in Windows Server 2008, including the redesigned architecture and improvements in features such as user services, graphics, virtualization, and the new TCP/IP protocol stack and boot environment. Covers everything from deployment to PowerShell to the latest security features, new performance monitoring, and remote access management.

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Make the move to Windows Server 2008 with this practical guide

If you're preparing to move to Windows Server 2008, this book is for you. It bypasses common concepts you already know and concentrates on the essential information you need to migrate quickly and successfully.

You'll get a thorough look at what's new in Windows Server 2008, including the redesigned architecture and improvements in features such as user services, graphics, virtualization, and the new TCP/IP protocol stack and boot environment. This book takes you under the hood and shows you key technologies and functions that are not visible at first glance—and offers step-by-step guidance to help you make a smooth transition to Windows Server 2008.

With coverage of everything from deployment to PowerShell to the latest security features, new performance monitoring, and remote access management, this book has what you need to take control of and secure your Windows Server 2008 network.

• Set up, configure, and deploy Windows Server 2008

• Explore the new architecture, including kernel modifications, the new Windows PE boot environment, and the Hyper-V hypervisor

• Review the major overhaul of Active Directory and how it affects identities and rights management

• Learn new policy management tools, settings, and policies

• Master PowerShell cmdlets, syntax, execution, and scripts

• Implement and enforce IPsec, DHCP, and VPN security

• Explore Windows Server 2008 compatibility with Windows Server 2003 R2, Macintosh, and Unix

• Monitor server status, identify critical events, and troubleshoot your Windows Server 2008

About the Author

Barrie Sosinsky is a Boston-based author who has written over 30 books on computer technology and many articles in leading journals. He has an interest in operating systems, servers, networks, storage, and enterprise applications. He currently works as a senior technical writer for a company that creates automation software for large enterprises.

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (February 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470174595
• ISBN-13: 978-0470174593
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,373,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Grossly-Mistitled Conceptual Guide to Windows Server 2008, January 28, 2009

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Ronald A. Gonzalez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Implementation and Administration (Paperback)

The problem with this book, I think, is not that it isn't good -- I find it to be very good -- but that it isn't properly titled. The title of the book should more accurately convey what sort of book this really is: a more conversational, conceptually-oriented book on Windows Server 2008.

It doesn't go into great detail, but it does actually give you a much better conceptual understanding of what this server OS is really all about than the others I've so far read. And so, subtitling it "implementation" and what-not is a mistake, because that doesn't really convey what's inside the book.

...As a result, if you're looking for a book which focuses on concrete specifics, this book scores low on those things. But if you're looking for a kind of conversational meta-analysis book on the conceptual aspect of Windows Server 2008, this is a very good book indeed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Delta book for current Server 2003 Admins, August 27, 2008

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BrandNM "Jeff" (New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Implementation and Administration (Paperback)

I ordered this book even after seeing that it had only one review here and 1 star at that. I have been very happy with Sybex books in the past and the Exchange 2007 Implementation and Administration book by Jim McBee was excellent at getting me up to speed so I took a chance on this one.

Personally I like this book. I am not a fan of reading 1000+ page books to get familier with a new system because there is usually too much information I already know (and won't use) and I quickly loose interest. (Plus, those huge books are hard to carry with you.) I would consider this book a delta book, covering mostly the changes and new technologies in Server 2008 versus Server 2003. I'm not sure what the previous reviewer meant by some of his comments but I think this book does a good job of covering what has changed as well as brief instructions on how to implement these new technologies. It could it be a bit deeper in a few areas but that is what specialized books (server core, IIS 7.0) are for. The one section I think is too long and extensive is on the types of deployments.

If you are looking for a very readable book that brings you up to speed on Server 2008 without covering every topic in 100 pages then I think this is a good choice. If you want an encyclopedia sized manual on how to install and manage every aspect of the new Server OS then you might want to look elsewhere. Personally I like having one of each. This is the book I can carry with me on the plane or read while waiting somewhere and if I want more detail then I can look up that section in the huge book that I keep at work.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless, July 27, 2008

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Daniel R. Glenn "That Dan Guy" (LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Implementation and Administration (Paperback)

This is by far the most useless Technical book I've ever seen. It was supposed to be on Implementation and Administration of the Latest version of Windows Server. However, it is full of useless tidbits of previous versions of software, some of it not even Windows.

The reason to get this book as advertised was to get to the point without any of the fluff you get from those 1200 page monster books. But having gone through the whole thing I can honestly say those monster books have less fluff than this 300 page thing.

Just to note, the Exchange book in this series wasn't so bad. Not great, but it stuck to the product it was advertised as describing, unlike this one.