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Learn how to design, plan, implement, and support a secure remote
access solution using DirectAccess in Windows Server 2016. Remote
Access has been included in the Windows operating system for many
years. With each new operating system release, new features and
capabilities have been included to allow network engineers and
security administrators to provide remote access in a secure and
cost-effective manner. DirectAccess in Windows Server 2016 provides
seamless and transparent, always on remote network connectivity for
managed Windows devices. DirectAccess is built on commonly deployed
Windows platform technologies and is designed to streamline and
simplify the remote access experience for end users. In addition,
DirectAccess connectivity is bidirectional, allowing administrators
to more effectively manage and secure their field-based assets.
Implementing DirectAccess with Windows Server 2016 provides a
high-level overview of how DirectAccess works. The vision and
evolution of DirectAccess are outlined and business cases and
market drivers are explained. DirectAccess is evaluated against
traditional VPN and this book describes the Windows platform
technologies that underpin this solution. In addition, this book:
Explains how the technology works and the specific IT pain points
that it addresses Includes detailed, prescriptive guidance for
those tasked with implementing DirectAccess using Windows Server
2016 Addresses real-world deployment scenarios for small and large
organizations Contains valuable tips, tricks, and implementation
best practices for security and performance<
What you'll learn A high-level understanding of the various remote
access technologies included in Windows Server 2016. Common uses
cases for remote access, and how best to deploy them in a secure,
stable, reliable, and highly available manner. Valuable insight in
to design best practices and learn how to implement DirectAccess
and VPN with Windows Server 2016 according to deployment best
practices. Who This Book Is For IT administrators, network, and
security administrators and engineers, systems management
professionals, compliance auditors, and IT executive management
(CIO, CISO) are the target audience for this title.
Obtain enterprise agility and continuous delivery by implementing
DevOps with Windows Server 2016 About This Book * This practical
learning guide will improve your application lifecycle management
and help you manage environments efficiently * Showcase through a
sample application ways to apply DevOps principles and practices in
the real world * Implement DevOps using latest technologies in
Windows Server 2016 such as Windows Container, Docker, and Nano
Servers Who This Book Is For This book is for .NET developers and
system administrators who have a basic knowledge of Windows Server
2016 and are now eager to implement DevOps at work using Windows
Server 2016. Knowledge of Powershell, Azure, and containers will
help. What You Will Learn * Take a deep dive into the fundamentals,
principles, and practices of DevOps * Achieve an end-to-end DevOps
implementation * Execute source control management using GITHUB and
VSTS vNext * Automate the provisioning and configuration of
infrastructure * Build and release pipeline * Measure the success
of DevOps through application instrumentation and monitoring In
Detail Delivering applications swiftly is one of the major
challenges faced in fast-paced business environments. Windows
Server 2016 DevOps is the solution to these challenges as it helps
organizations to respond faster in order to handle the competitive
pressures by replacing error-prone manual tasks using automation.
This book is a practical description and implementation of DevOps
principles and practices using the features provided by Windows
Server 2016 and VSTS vNext. It jumps straight into explaining the
relevant tools and technologies needed to implement DevOps
principles and practices. It implements all major DevOps practices
and principles and takes readers through it from envisioning a
project up to operations and further. It uses the latest and
upcoming concepts and technologies from Microsoft and open source
such as Docker, Windows Container, Nano Server, DSC, Pester, and
VSTS vNext. By the end of this book, you will be well aware of the
DevOps principles and practices and will have implemented all these
principles practically for a sample application using the latest
technologies on the Microsoft platform. You will be ready to start
implementing DevOps within your project/engagement. Style and
approach This practical, learning book is linear and progressive,
and every chapters builds on the previous chapters. We focus on the
practical skills required to implement DevOps, with a summary of
the key concepts only where strictly necessary.
Learn PowerShell from the inside out, right from basic scripting
all the way to becoming a master at automating, managing, and
maintaining your Windows environment About This Book * Use proven
best practices to optimize code and automate redundant tasks * Get
to grips with PowerShell's advanced functions and effectively
administer your system * Create a variety of PowerShell scripts to
automate your environment Who This Book Is For If you are a system
administrator who wants to become an expert in automating and
managing your Windows environment, then this course is for you.
Some basic understanding of PowerShell would be helpful. What You
Will Learn * Discover PowerShell commands and cmdlets and
understand PowerShell formatting * Solve common problems using
basic file input/output functions * Use .NET classes in Windows
PowerShell and C# and manage Exchange Online * Use PowerShell in C#
to manage Exchange Online and work with .NET classes in PowerShell
* Automate LYNC clients, consuming client-side object models to
administrate SharePoint Online * Optimize code through the use of
functions, switches, and looping structures * Manage files,
folders, and registries through the use of PowerShell * Discover
best practices to manage Microsoft systems In Detail Are you tired
of managing Windows administrative tasks manually and are looking
to automate the entire process? If yes, then this is the right
course for you. This learning path starts your PowerShell journey
and will help you automate the administration of the Windows
operating system and applications that run on Windows. It will get
you up and running with PowerShell, taking you from the basics of
installation to writing scripts and performing web server
automation. You will explore the PowerShell environment and
discover how to use cmdlets, functions, and scripts to automate
Windows systems. The next installment of the course focuses on
gaining concrete knowledge of Windows PowerShell scripting to
perform professional-level scripting. The techniques here are
packed with PowerShell scripts and sample C# code to automate
tasks. You will use .NET classes in PowerShell and C# to manage
Exchange Online. In the final section, you will delve into
real-world examples to learn how to simplify the management of your
Windows environment. You will get to grips with PowerShell's
advanced functions and how to most effectively administer your
system. This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has
to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from
the following Packt products: * Getting Started with PowerShell by
Michael Shepard * Windows PowerShell for .Net Developers Second
Edition by Chendrayan Venkatesan and Sherif Talaat * Mastering
Windows PowerShell Scripting by Brenton J.W. Blawat Style and
approach This is a step-by-step course to help you effectively
administer and maintain your development environment with
PowerShell.
Learn to leverage the power of PowerCLI to automate your VMware
vSphere environment with ease About This Book * This is first book
on the market that will enlighten you on the latest version of
PowerCLI and how to implement it * Effectively manage virtual
machines, networks, and reports with the latest features of
PowerCLI * A comprehensive and practical book on automating VMware
vSphere Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for you if you want
to learn how to automate your VMware vSphere or vCloud
infrastructure by getting the most out of PowerCLI. It's assumed
that you have some experience in administrating a vSphere or vCloud
environment. Knowledge of Microsoft's Windows PowerShell is not a
prerequisite. What You Will Learn * Explore PowerShell and PowerCLI
cmdlets and their output objects * See how to manage virtual
machines and work with virtual networks * Manage vCloud Director
from PowerCLI * Use Site Recovery Manager from PowerCLI to create a
disaster recovery solution * Manage NSX and vRealize Automation
using REST API with PowerCLI * Create and configure vSphere HA and
DRS clusters * Use vSphere Update Manager with PowerCLI to create
patch baselines and scan hosts * Explore reporting techniques to
retrieve log files In Detail VMware vSphere PowerCLI, a free
extension to Microsoft Windows PowerShell, enables you to automate
the management of a VMware vSphere or vCloud environment. This book
will show you how to automate your tasks and make your job easier.
Starting with an introduction to the basics of PowerCLI, the book
will teach you how to manage your vSphere and vCloud infrastructure
from the command line. To help you manage a vSphere host overall,
you will learn how to manage vSphere ESXi hosts, host profiles,
host services, host firewall, and deploy and upgrade ESXi hosts
using Image Builder and Auto Deploy. The next chapter will not only
teach you how to create datastore and datastore clusters, but
you'll also work with profile-driven and policy-based storage to
manage your storage. To create a disaster recovery solution and
retrieve information from vRealize Operations, you will learn how
to use Site Recovery Manager and vRealize Operations respectively.
Towards the end, you'll see how to use the REST APIs from
PowerShell to manage NSX and vRealize Automation and create patch
baselines, scan hosts against the baselines for missing patches,
and re-mediate hosts. By the end of the book, you will be capable
of using the best tool to automate the management and configuration
of VMware vSphere. Style and approach This comprehensive book will
teach system administrators everything about PowerCLI 6 and how to
utilize it to automate VMware vSphere.
Discover over 125 solution-based recipes to help you build
applications for smartphones, tablets, and desktops About This Book
* Learn to build applications for Windows 10, the latest Windows
version * Develop your applications to be compatible with
smartphones, tablets, and desktops * This guide is packed with
recipes covering major solutions to day-to-day problems faced by
Windows programmers Who This Book Is For The book is dedicated to
programmers with various experience of developing applications for
Windows-based smartphones, tablets, and desktops-even beginners can
find suitable content. What You Will Learn * Start developing
universal applications for Windows 10 * Design user interface in
the XAML language * Use the MVVM design pattern with data binding *
Store data in files and in a database * Use multimedia content and
animations * Capture data from built-in sensors * Handle various
Internet-based scenarios * Test the application and submit it to
the Windows Store In Detail Need to ensure you can always create
the best Windows apps regardless of platform? What you need are
solutions to the biggest issues you can face, so you can always
ensure you're making the right choices and creating the best apps
you can. The book starts with recipes that will help you set up the
integrated development environment before you go ahead and design
the user interface. You will learn how to use the MVVM design
pattern together with data binding, as well as how to work with
data in different file formats. Moving on, you will explore
techniques to add animations and graphics to your application, and
enable your solution to work with multimedia content. You will also
see how to use sensors, such as an accelerometer and a compass, as
well as obtain the current GPS location. You will make your
application ready to work with Internet-based scenarios, such as
composing e-mails or downloading files, before finally testing the
project and submitting it to the Windows Store. By the end of the
book, you will have a market-ready application compatible across
different Windows devices, including smartphones, tablets, and
desktops. Style and approach This quick-start book takes a cookbook
format with recipes covering more than 125 solutions to help you
create and build applications for Windows 10. The examples
presented in the book use the free integrated development
environment. A supporting set of codes that present solutions to
problems described in particular chapters is available as well.
Over 31 simple yet incredibly effective recipes for installing and
managing System Center 2016 Endpoint Protection About This Book *
This is the most practical and up-to-date book covering important
new features of System Center 2016 Endpoint protection * Gain
confidence in managing IT and protecting your server against
malware and other threats * Configure and automate reporting
features and also prepare yourself for a simple and pain-free
migration process Who This Book Is For If you are a System
Administrator or Engineer using System Center 2016 Endpoint
Protection, then this book is for you. You should have a good
background with Microsoft products in general, although no
knowledge of Endpoint Protection is required. What You Will Learn *
Explore the best practices for Endpoint Protection in System Center
Configuration Manager * Provision the Endpoint Protection Client in
a Disk Image in Configuration Manager * Get to know more about the
Security Center * Configure definition and engine client updates to
be optimum for your bandwidth * Make your application or server
work with Endpoint Protection enabled * Find out how to deal with
typical issues that may occur with Endpoint Protection * Know how
to respond to infections that often occur In Detail System Center
Configuration Manager is now used by over 70% of all the business
in the world today and many have taken advantage engaging the
System Center Endpoint Protection within that great product.
Through this book, you will gain knowledge about System Center
Endpoint Protection, and see how to work with it from System Center
Configuration Manager from an objective perspective. We'll show you
several tips, tricks, and recipes to not only help you understand
and resolve your daily challenges, but hopefully enhance the
security level of your business. Different scenarios will be
covered, such as planning and setting up Endpoint Protection, daily
operations and maintenance tips, configuring Endpoint Protection
for different servers and applications, as well as workstation
computers. You'll also see how to deal with malware and infected
systems that are discovered. You'll find out how perform OS
deployment, Bitlocker, and Applocker, and discover what to do if
there is an attack or outbreak. You'll find out how to ensure good
control and reporting, and great defense against threats and
malware software. You'll see the huge benefits when dealing with
application deployments, and get to grips with OS deployments,
software updates, and disk encryption such as Bitlocker. By the
end, you will be fully aware of the benefits of the System Center
2016 Endpoint Protection anti-malware product, ready to ensure your
business is watertight against any threat you could face. Style and
approach Build robust SCEP and AV policies and discover the new
potential of exciting new features of SCEP 2016.
Learning PowerShell is a custom-built, handcrafted, painstakingly
curated book designed to get you from total PowerShell newbie to
confident PowerShell user in as little as four weeks. This book
assumes no prior knowledge, perfect for non-developers and GUI
addicts who recognize that PowerShell is the future but need a good
bit of handholding to achieve mastery. It is also a simple guide
for the hundreds of thousands of PowerShell users who have not
attained the level of PowerShell knowledge that they really need.
With Learning PowerShell at your side, you will see that you don't
have to be a developer to use PowerShell and you don't need to be a
scripting wizard to derive value from integrating PowerShell into
your daily administrative activities. The book is a learning
resource that covers every topic worth discussing for a PowerShell
beginner, with a depth of explanation unparalleled by any book
currently on the market. With this book, you don't have to have a
lot of time to learn the language and you can begin applying what
you master almost immediately. Even skeptics of PowerShell, and
command lines in general, will come away with a renewed sense of
respect for the language and ideas on how to put it to use.
Over 60 applicable recipes to administer and manage System Center
Configuration Manager Current Branch About This Book * Overcome the
challenges of administering System Center Configuration Manager
when deploying single and multiple-hierarchy sites * Help your
organization to build a custom-line of business apps and also
protect the server against malware threats with Endpoint protection
* Get easy guidance and best practices to help you work with SCCM
Who This Book Is For If you are an intermediate to advanced
administrator who wants to administer SCCM and understand how to
solve particular problems/scenarios, then this book is for you. You
should have a working knowledge of SCCM, however, knowledge of the
latest version is not required. What You Will Learn * Administer
System Center Configuration Manager * Upgrade computers from
Windows 7/ 8.x to Windows 10, using Serivce Plans to keep Windows
10 machines up to date * Manage Compliance Settings effectively and
monitor it with SSRS * Manage Sites in System Center Configuration
Manager and also learn to create collections, leverage role-based
administration (RBA), and support clients over the internet without
a VPN connection * Implement multiple methods to deploy the client,
as well as how to be proactive in monitoring client agent health *
Achieve Mobile device management with Microsoft Intune In Detail
This practical cookbook is based on the 1602 current branch of
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). It shows you how to
administer SCCM, giving you an essential toolbox of techniques to
solve real-world scenarios. Packed with over 60 task-based and
instantly usable recipes, you'll discover how design a SCCM
Infrastructure, and dive into topics such as the recommended SQL
configuration for SCCM and how to deploy Windows 10 with Operating
System Deployment (OSD). You will learn to easily manage Windows 10
devices by deploying applications, software updates, and feature
upgrades, andl be able to leverage Mobile Device Management (MDM)
using SCCM and Microsoft Intune. Finally, you see how to gather the
inventory of all your PC park and create reports based on it. By
the end of the book, you will have learned the best practices when
working with SCCM and have a handy reference guide for
troubleshooting. Style and approach This cookbook is full of quick
recipes that show you how to administer SCCM and will help you
understand how to solve particular problems/situations encountered
in day-to-day tasks.
This book shows you how to use PowerShell to quickly pinpoint,
diagnose, and solve problems with your Windows Server environment,
reducing the need for external tools, and ensuring you stay
up-to-date with PowerShell as it quickly becomes one of the most
useful tools in an administrator's toolkit. Authors Derek Schauland
and Donald Jacobs take you through a range of examples, showing you
how to gather information from different computer sources. Whether
you are logged into the server locally or just wanting to check the
status of a server from your local computer, the right PowerShell
cmdlets can give you a lot of information quickly, and allow you to
troubleshoot your servers from the command line with little
interaction with the server's desktop. In this book, you'll learn
how PowerShell can help you: Understand PowerShell versus the GUI
Gather information from Windows event logs Gather information from
your server, including memory, hardware configurations, and disk
space available Find out what applications are installed on a
server Find out which Windows updates have been installed on your
computer Check the processes running on your computer and gather
information about them, or start and stop them from the command
line Quickly check if services are running, and stop or start them
as needed Who This Book Is For Windows Administrators, IT
Professionals and support personnel needing ways to quickly find
and troubleshoot issues in their environment using the included
tools. Those entering IT or wishing to develop their PowerShell
skills will also benefit from this book.
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