Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000: Building Highly-Available Messaging and Knowledge Management Systems (HP Technologies) [Paperback]

Jerry Cochran (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1555582338 | ISBN-13: 978-1555582333 | Edition: 1

Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000 is the definitive book on how to design and maintain extremely reliable and adaptive Exchange Server messaging systems that rarely crash and that preserve valuable data and services in spite of technical disruptions. E-mail systems are now a primary means of communication for organizations, which can afford e-mail down-time no more than they can afford to be without phones. Further, messaging systems increasingly are supporting vital applications in addition to e-mail, such as workflow and knowledge management, making the data they store both voluminous and incredibly valuable.

Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000 teaches system designers, administrators and developers the strategies, tools, and best practices they'll need to plan and implement highly-available systems on Exchange 2000 and on earlier versions of Exchange. The book explains Exchange back-up and disaster recovery techniques, Windows clustering technologies for Exchange systems, and security planning to resist messaging-based attacks. Written by Jerry Cochran, an authority on large-scale Exchange systems, Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000 helps readers create Exchange systems upon which they can build large and growing organizations.

Unique book on a crucial Exchange topic
Part of Digital Press's Exchange Server Cluster
Author is Compaq's expert on high-end Exchange systems

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Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000 teaches system designers, administrators and developers the strategies, tools, and best practices they'll need to plan and implement highly-available systems on the forthcoming Exchange 2000 and on current versions of Exchange. The book explains Exchange back-up and disaster recovery techniques, Windows clustering technologies for Exchange systems, and security planning to resist messaging-based attacks. Written by Jerry Cochran, an authority on large-scale Exchange systems, Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000 helps readers create Exchange systems upon which they can build large and growing organizations.

About the Author

Jerry Cochran is currently the Group Program Manager for Technology Integration Planning at Microsoft in Redmond, WA. He was formerly the liaison for Microsoft technologies within Compaq's Global Services consulting group. He has published widely in journals and magazines, and his first Digital Press book, Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000, appeared in 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 1 edition (January 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555582338
• ISBN-13: 978-1555582333
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,552,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely thorough, March 26, 2001

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Glenn A. Harm (Highlands Ranch, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000: Building Highly-Available Messaging and Knowledge Management Systems (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

This book is very well done and covers many of the subtle points of designing and implementing a rock solid Exchange 2000 infrastructure.

There is a great amount of detail around appropriate backup and restore processes and procedures, which is often times an after thought in some implementations. Service level agreements as well as defining "server down time" is also covered in much detail.

Often times it is some of the "softer" aspects of design that can differentiate an initially successful implementation from one that will stay successful and stand the test of time--this book goes a long way to provide help in this area.

I would recommend this book for anyone embarking on designing and building any Exchange 2000 deployment. It would also serve well as a checkpoint for designs that have already been done or implemented to ensure that any gaps can be identified and filled prior to problems arising.