{"product_id":"windows-server-2008-the-definitive-guide-9780596514112","title":"Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan Hassell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly Media\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Distributed Systems - Client-Server Computing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eWindows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003ethis server\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Simply put, this is the most thorough reference available for Windows Server 2008, with complete guides to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInstalling the server in a variety of different environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFile services and the Windows permission structure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the domain name system (DNS) works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eActive Directory, including its logical and physical structure, hierarchical components, scalability, and replication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGroup Policy's structure and operation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging security policy with predefined templates and customized policy plans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArchitectural improvements, new features, and daily administration of IIS 7\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTerminal Services from both the administrator's user's point of view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNetworking architecture including DNS, DHCP, VPN, RADIUS server, IAS, and IPSec\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWindows clustering services --- applications, grouping machines, capacity and network planning, user account management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWindows PowerShell scripting and command-line technology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e With \u003cem\u003eWindows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45118454268055,"sku":"9780596514112","price":3920.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780596514112.webp?v=1767274427","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/windows-server-2008-the-definitive-guide-9780596514112","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}