Nt 5: The Next Revolution [Paperback]

Ari Kaplan (Author), Morten Strunge Nielsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 1998

Provides information systems managers and administrators the premiere look into the planning and deployment of Microsoft's NT 5 operating system. Details the ideas and architecture represented by NT 5, including a survey of NT 5's new features and capabilities, analysis and expert advice for deploying the operating system in a corporate atmosphere. Highlights critical new abilities provided by the powerful NT 5 operating system in directory services, distributed application deployment, NTFS, messaging (including the new Message Queue Server), and more!

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While books about unreleased products are sometimes a risky investment at best, NT 5: The Next Revolution by Ari Kaplan and Morten Strunge Nielsen offers some important high- and low-level discussions of important emerging technologies in the NT operating system. The book is based on the authors' experience with a prerelease version of NT 5, but it provides important insights into the technologies that are sure to appear in upcoming releases.

The title begins with an unusually frank and lengthy discussion of Microsoft's Windows strategy and its various components. In the first couple of chapters, the authors discuss not only NT but also Win95, Windows CE, Net PCs, Windows terminals, and more. The text then moves into a general introduction of the new features in NT 5, followed by dedicated chapters on Directory Services, DCOM, Microsoft Management Console (MMC), and other important technologies. The book closes with yet another chapter on Microsoft's operating-system future.

This book's real value is its timely arrival. The authors have obviously written the book around the question many Information Systems professionals will soon ask: "What do I need to know to migrate my existing installations to NT 5?" While the details of the final product will probably change, this book is a good first step to get up to speed with Microsoft's next big OS release. --Steven Plain

From the Publisher

NT 5 is slated to be Microsoft's flagship business operating system (OS). This year alone, Microsoft is investing more than $1 billion in research and development of this new OS. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has said that he is "betting the company on NT 5.0." Many companies are likely to forego the installation of Windows 98 in anticipation of the release of NT 5, and it is estimated that over 1 million of them will install this new OS. Unix and other operating systems will expand in the next few years, but Windows NT 5 is expected to radically outpace all of them due to the widespread appeal of its numerous enhancements.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group (August 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576102882
• ISBN-13: 978-1576102886
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,870,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Introduction to Windows 2000 (NT 5), November 27, 1998

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This review is from: Nt 5: The Next Revolution (Paperback)

This book is a well-written and accurate overview of Windows 2000 and its significance. Many people will find that it tells them all they will ever need to know about the features of Windows 2000. For the more technically inclined it is a superb overview and introduction to Windows 2000. It was written before the second beta release became available, so it is based entirely on beta 1. This in no way diminishes its effectiveness or value, but does mean that certain later developments are not included, including the name change from Windows NT 5.0 to Windows 2000 and details of the different varieties of Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, etc). I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking an understanding of Windows 2000 from either a business or a technical perspective.

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for people wanting to find out about NT, September 28, 1998

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This is the best book that I've seen so far covering NT 5.0. A must for anyone seeking information on this important new operating system.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to Windows 2000 Technology, January 27, 1999

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This review is from: Nt 5: The Next Revolution (Paperback)

Although based on beta 1 code, the book takes the right approach of providing breadth rather than depth coverage. This provides an excellent rounded view of Windows 2000 and doesn't really suffer from the fact that now it is nearly a year old. If you were going to nit-pick, then yes some of the detail is now no longer correct....but this really is totally outweighed by the books "complete" approach to the subject.