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As a consultant it is constantly baffling why more information is not available on strictly the difference between two versions of any given technology products - especially something as massive as a Microsoft OS release. It can take months to "discover and devine" the differences that seem to be purposely obscured by marketing materials that want to make existing features sound like compelling new reasons to go with the most recent version. Not so with this book. This books examines what is new - so that an experienced Windows 2000 professional can come up to speed on Windows 2003 quickly.
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Mark Manasi's server book sounds like a home-runner. One of the coolest things is the first chapter (which outlines all the new stuff) can be downloaded for free! The book also claims to retain coverage of Windows 2000 and expand it's Windows 2000 coverage.
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This is my kind of read - covers the issues without belaboring the details. This book is great for administrators wanting to get start with wireless, home users setting up wireless, anyone setting up a neighborhood network and those looking to catch a little wireless while traveling. It covers how to setup wiress for most of the popular desktop OSes and then continues with chapters on PDAs, extending wireless range and security including VPN.
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The first chapter of the latest RealTime Publishers book is available. The Definitive Guide to Desktop Administration has an enterprise perspective on how to get things done right. This first chapter is well done, with information to help define the scope of Desktop Administration and identify the key factors and attributes that govern success. As with all RealTime Publishers free ebooks you will need to complete a brief registration before you can read it.
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This book provides an exhaustive, yet succinct summary of the details of Windows 2000 Administration. Exhastive and Succinct are almost opposites - yet this quailty is a hallmark of O'Reilly publications. This book provides good coverage for Desktop as well as network based aspects of administering Windows 2000.
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Many times it is hard to find intermediate level books on administration - they tend to either be of the "for idiots" variety (so great grandma can implement VPN) or virging on SDKs which are the ultimate cure for insomnia. I am generally not a fan of books that attempt to cover too many aspects of any technology as involved as an operating system - but this one is a plesant exception. Windows 2000 Power Toolkit contains helpful advice on almost every aspect of Windows 2000 and it has some great appendixes that overview the resource kit, command line utilities and performance counters.
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If you are preparing for your first full scale deployment of Windows 2000 Professional, this book will help you get started. Windows 2000 Deployment and Desktop Management" has many practical approaches, suggestions and hints for getting your 2000 Professional deployment off the ground with a bang.
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When you are about to migrate all of your servers or desktops to a new version of Windows - a burning question is always "Isn't there an easier way to managed the changes during and after deployment?" Software developers have been building and following a body of best practice for years that assists in managing bug fixes and changes to a code base. A desktop or server build process is easily as complex as many large software projects. There is much to be learned about change management from software development. The book "Software Release Methodology" is dry, but has some excellent information on this topic. I found the chapter on version numbers especially helpful to understanding how to build version number strategies that work.
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This topic is very needed! I predicted that we'd be implementing Windows 2000 without AD in October of 1999. The book wasn't quite organized how I had hoped - but it is solid. This book covers the planning of the many technologies of Windows 2000 in the absence of Active Directory. It's no secret that AD adoption has been slow for a variety of financial, political and operational reasons. The book does a good job of outlining some of the overview areas where AD affects the Windows 2000 technologies.
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