Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide at Dominant Systems Book Store

This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step procedures for using all of the major components, along with discussions on complex concepts such as Active Directory replication, DFS namespaces and replication, network access protection, the Server Core edition, Windows PowerShell, server clustering, and more. All of this with a more compact presentation and a tighter focus on tasks than you'll find in bulkier references. Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide takes a refreshing approach. You won't find the history of Windows NT, or discussions on the way things used to work. Instead, you get only the information you need to use this server. If you're a beginning or intermediate system administrator, you learn how the system works, and how to administer machines running it. The expert administrators among you discover new concepts and components outside of your realm of expertise. Simply put, this is the most thorough reference available for Windows Server 2008, with complete guides to:

Installing the server in a variety of different environments
File services and the Windows permission structure
How the domain name system (DNS) works Active Directory, including its logical and physical structure, hierarchical components, scalability, and replication
Group Policy's structure and operation
Managing security policy with predefined templates and customized policy plans
Architectural improvements, new features, and daily administration of IIS 7 Terminal Services from both the administrator's and user's point of view
Networking architecture including DNS, DHCP, VPN, RADIUS server, IAS, and IPSec
Windows clustering services--applications, grouping machines, capacity and network planning, user account management, Windows PowerShell scripting and command-line technology

With Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide, you to come away with a firm understanding of what's happening under the hood, but without the sense that you're taking a graduate course in OS theory. If you intend to work with this server, this is the only book you need.

Customer Reviews & Comments
This book was obviously written before Windows Server 2008 was actually released and thus I don't think "The Definitive Guide" part of the title quite fits for the title. "A First Look" would be more appropriate instead. It gives you a great overview of SOME of the new features but it isn't quite thorough as I have discovered a lot of features not even touched in the book. One example is that there is an entire chapter devoted to Active Directory but that chapter only covers the Domain Services role leaving you in the dark about the other Active Directory roles that you can pick from: Active Directory Certificate Services Active Directory Federation Services Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Active Directory Rights Management Services Here are some other roles that the book does not cover at all or barely mentions: UDDI Services Streaming Media Services Print Services Fax Server Another thing to note about this book is that it is not a how to book. It does provide some instructions and examples but no where near enough to where you can use this book to start deploying Windows 2008 servers. I would buy this book strictly if you don't know about the new features of Window Server 2008. It gives you a great overview of many of the features. If your looking for a how to or reference book, stay clear of this title to avoid disappointment

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