Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003: Designing and Building Reliable Exchange Servers (HP Technologies) [Paperback]

Jerry Cochran (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 155558294X | ISBN-13: 978-1555582944 | Publication Date: December 10, 2003 | Edition: 1

Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003 provides a complete update of Cochran's Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000, and complements Tony Redmond's new book, the best-selling Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. This book includes many of the same high-availability topics as the first edition but also expands the coverage of storage technology, server technology, management, and security. The book meets the needs of an Exchange administrator or system implementer who is striving to maintain a production Exchange environment that delivers superior service levels, high availability, manageability and scalability with the lowest cost of ownership.

· Gives "lessons learned" and other best practices from organizations that have successfully deployed Exchange
· Includes material on the forthcoming release of Exchange 2003
· Offers advice from one of the most experienced storage practitioners

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Jerry Cochran's done it again! This book clearly and succintly explains how to increase the availability of your Exchange servers without wasting time or money. If your email system is critical to your business, this book will help you improve and protect it."

- Paul Robichaux, Partner, 3sharp LLC

"Mission Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003 provides a complete resource for Exchange administrators who want to take their Exchange deployment to the highest levels of reliability and focuses beyond the core product technology. Jerry Cochran provides the key elements and tactics of a successful strategy for keeping your enterprise messaging service up and running."

Derek Ingalls, Director - Microsoft Corporation

Book Description

Storage and security advice from a leading Exchange expert

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 1 edition (December 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155558294X
• ISBN-13: 978-1555582944
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,018,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Exchange book I have seen yet, but not PERFECT, April 22, 2005

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K. Hudson "Technical writer" (Tempe, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003: Designing and Building Reliable Exchange Servers (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

I have not read the 24x7 book, but I have evaluated most of the other Exchange books on the market. This book has "actual" information from someone's experience - instead of just being a regurgitation from the Microsoft help manual. Several books on the market are truly weak regurgitations of the help file, unfortunately. Based on the review for the 24x7 book, I am buying a copy of that now. I checked out Boswell's Exchange book in the store the other day and didn't see the stuff that I was looking for in it. However, Bosewell has a good name and is usually very thorough. So, I would say that you should probably check out that book and the 24x7 book to see what you think about the people reviewing those.

This book has a lot of good information, and is worth the price. Many of the other Exchange books are just a waste of money. I did also buy the "Exchange Server 2003 Administrators Companion" as well as "Implementing Exchange Server 2003 70-284 study guide" from Microsoft Press. I recommend that you avoid the study guide because it REALLY sucks. The other book "Administrators Companion" is okay, but not as good as this one.

I hope this helps you - as you can tell, it is clearly a real review. Honestly, I would have given this 4.5 stars. However, since that is not an option, I gave it 5. I am sure someone will come along and give it a 4-star rating one of these days. I just didn't want to be the one to take this book down a notch because it is still the best Exchange book I own.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Exchange 2003, June 1, 2004

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Billye Moore (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003: Designing and Building Reliable Exchange Servers (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

The best book I have read on Exchange 2003. I have read about 10 books on exchange 5.5 - 2003 and most are full of dry how-to information with no thought behind the overall technology or processes. The text provides vast amounts information and practical examples of old and new technology. I like the honesty of the information provided, in that it is not full of Microsoft Marketing material but Real thoughtful info.

This is not a step by step how to manual or to be used for certification - although the experience of the text will help in certification.

For Exchange Admins new and old this is a great book in designing and operating an Exchange 2003 Environment. This is a must read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Designed For Large Exchange Implementations, December 30, 2005

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David Schexnayder (Northwest Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2003: Designing and Building Reliable Exchange Servers (HP Technologies) (Paperback)

Being new to the MS Exchange world, I wanted a book that detailed installation, configuration, troubleshooting, etc.

This book is exhaustively detailed on the internals of Exchange, and how to maximize performance, backup, disaster recovery, etc. all from a large installation perspective.

I think this would be a great book for more experienced Exchange administrators and those who manage evironments with 1000s of users.

Please review the table of contents before purchasing to ensure that it covers the desired information.