The Practical Guide to Windows Web Server 2008 R2

Improve the consistency of your IT infrastructure and build the next web server with Windows 2008 R2. This book is a step-by-step guide to setting up your server from scratch. Configure IP addresses, host names, DNS services, firewall with advanced security, IIS with Apache side-by-side, and more. Discover the easy way to get going with Windows Web Server Safety of fallback mechanisms when something goes wrong You will be delighted how straightforward the configuration is Easy way to fully test web sites and apps before deployment Save time and money by standardizing your operating systems Get proven reliability with fast results

This book can serve as a pocket guide to the IT professionals (especially administrators and desktop engineers) to make their daily IT related tasks easier. This pocket guide is written keeping in mind that the administrators who are new to the industry and the students who are at their initial learning stages may get benefited with the contents that this guide contains. This guide contains simple How-To tips along with the descriptions explaining which GPO affects what part of the operating system. The guide is in very simple and easy-to-understand language and is deliberately written in this way to let everyone get the most out of it.

Are you ready for Windows 7? Microsoft's newest operating system is taking the computing world by storm with its great new features and improved system performance. Now, thanks to our latest Superguide, learning Windows 7 just got a whole lot easier. Whether you are new to computers or just new to Windows 7, this Superguide will help you to get the most out of the new operating system. The book contains 345 pages with lessons and pictures. Get the most out of your new computer or operating system upgrade investment with the Windows 7 Superguide. There really is no better Windows 7 beginners book available anywhere on the internet. The Windows 7 Superguide is an essential purchase for all new Windows 7 users. Technical support for all the topics covered in this book is available directly from the author at forum.top-windows-tutorials.com/

This book can serve as a pocket guide to the IT professionals (especially administrators and desktop engineers) to make their daily IT related tasks easier. This pocket guide is written keeping in mind that the administrators who are new to the industry and the students who are at their initial learning stages may get benefited with the contents that this guide contains. This guide contains simple How-To tips along with the descriptions explaining which GPO affects what part of the operating system. The guide is in very simple and easy-to-understand language and is deliberately written in this way to let everyone get the most out of it.

Imagine if you could sit with a book for three hours and learn hassle-free ways to unleash your personal productivity. These 99 Windows(r) 7 and Office 2010 tips will save you precious minutes every day, leading to a new efficient you This book will teach you ready to use tips that you can apply in your day-to-day work and be efficient from the first few tips. Not only could you save several minutes a day (depending on your PC time ), but you will also be envy of your coworkers, and will soon be the go-to person for master tips in the office and among your friends. You will be able to reinvent your work in subtle but significant ways to a new work lifestyle. If you are a training manager or responsible for employee development in your company, you should look into how these tips can add significant productivity and save money across your organization. Imagine if you could learn in a few pages how to: Build custom rules to suit your own unique work style Get through your e-mail far more efficiently Create Quick Steps and templates for repetitive tasks Win the admiration of your coworkers, friends and family for your PC Skills Highlights Easy, numbered steps Screen images to help you try the tips on your own Cheat sheets to help you practice these tips in your daily wo

Windows Server 2008 R2 & SQL Server 2008 R2 High Availability Clustering (Project Series) If you're looking for a book that takes the latest Microsoft and iSCSI SAN high availability technologies and puts them all together into one step by step project, then this book is for you The world of high availability and clustering is evolving faster than ever and is definitely a very exciting place to be. Windows Server 2008 R2 & SQL Server 2008 R2 have opened up the world of high availability, clustering, virtualization, live migration and failover technologies to the small and medium size companies by including it with the server's license. Accompany this new software technology with multi-core processors and you have a very powerful and cost effective combination by being able to run many redundant virtual machines across a few physical servers. Once you've finished reading this book you will be able to build highly available environments from the ground up for any of your complex application servers that you need redundant ASAP. You will gain praise from your company by increasing their uptime and productivity, while at the same time greatly reducing your burden of maintenance by being able to update critical application servers at any time. This book guides the IT novice to the professional from start to finish in building a complex and highly available system for their real world enterprise applications. Microsoft's new technology is complex and needs to be put together in a chronological order where by each new part is built upon its prerequisites. To build a truly high performance and fully redundant system the author will guide you through designing and building each part of your environment from your iSCSI network, SAN disk layout, to your Windows and SQL clusters. Once you have your highly available foundation in place the author spends considerable time guiding you through how to deploy your enterprise applications into your new cluster environment. By utilizing Microsoft's Network Load Balancer (NLB), SQL Reporting Services Scale-out Deployment (SSRS), and Windows clusters for generic applications and services you will be able to make most any enterprise application highly available. The book's project covers step by step how to deploy Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 into a clustered environment as a real world example. Once complete with the creation of your highly available environment you will have virtual machines that can live migrate between physical hosts, redundant database servers, network load balanced front-end servers, highly available reports and a completely redundant iSCSI network in place. You will learn how to Build & Configure the following technologies Step by Step in this book. iSCSI Multi-path Input/Output (MPIO) technology iSCSI Switches & SAN's for High Performance & Redundancy SAN Disk Layout for High Performance Clustering Windows Server 2008 & R2 Clusters Windows Live Migration Clusters with Clustered Shared Volume (CSV) Disks SQL 2008 & R2 Clusters SQL Disks for High Performance SQL Reporting Services Scale-out Deployments for High Availability Windows Network Load Balancer (NLB) Clusters Windows Clusters for Third Party Applications & Services Deploying Enterprise Applications into a Clustered Environment Deploying Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 into a Clustered Environment CRM 4.0 Security, Reporting, Internet Facing Deployment (IFD), Email Router for High Availability WWW.SCREAMPUBLICATIONS.COM

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The Authorized Guide to Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition for Windows Design, deploy, and maintain a virtualized, on-demand enterprise application delivery infrastructure. Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition for Windows: The Official Guide explains how to ensure high availability, enhance productivity, and reduce costs using the powerful features of XenApp. Configure your hardware, install XenApp, handle remote and wireless access, and manage an end-to-end, centralized application delivery system. You'll also learn how to monitor, tune, and secure XenApp using the latest tools and techniques. Configure VPNs using Citrix Access Gateway Authenticate users with Citrix Password Manager and Single Sign-On Assign granular control policies with Citrix SmartAccess Secure XenApp using firewalls, certificates, encryption, IDS, and IPS Monitor and test your system using Citrix EdgeSight and Citrix SmartAuditor Develop fail-safe disaster recovery and business continuity plans Optimize transmission speed, disk throughput, and memory usage

A reference book for technical support and escalation engineers troubleshooting and debugging complex software issues. The book is also invaluable for software maintenance and development engineers debugging Windows applications and services.

Learn about how to use Microsoft Windows XP and Vista operating systems with Reg's Practical Guide to Understanding Computers. This book will cover the following topics that applies to Windows XP and Vista: 1. Learning computer terminology 2. Learning about how to use the Desktop, search for things on your computer and changing your screensaver 3. How to get on to and use the Internet and using E-Mail to contact friends and family 4. How to properly backup and restore your computer in case of a system crash so that you don't lose the information you have stored on your computer 5. How to properly maintain your computer to prevent viruses, malware, Identity theft or any other issues with your computer 6. Creating separate users on your computer

In just 24 sessions of about an hour, you'll learn how to build robust, efficient business workflows with Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds the real-world foundation you need to succeed with WF from the ground up. Filled with hands-on code examples, this book walks you through creating every type of workflow supported by .NET 3.5's powerful new version of WF. One step at a time, you'll discover how to host workflows, manage workflow lifecycles, integrate with Web services and WCF applications, create custom activities, and moreeverything you'll need to solve real-world problems with WF! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common WF questions, issues, and tasks. Q&As help you build and test your knowledge. Notes point out shortcuts, solutions, and potential problems to avoid. New terms are clearly defined and explained. Learn how to... Understand the value of workflows and their role in general .NET and advanced business process management systems Run workflows from and exchange data with .NET applications Create sequential, state-machine, and data-driven workflows Define multi-level approval workflows that execute in parallel and escalate Develop rulesets and manage them from SQL databases Track your workflows to make them more agile and governable Use Dynamic Update to change running workflows Work with exceptions, compensation, and transactions Expose workflows as Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services and call Web services from workflows via WCF Expose workflows as Web services and call Web services from workflows Create basic, queued, event-driven, and composite custom activities

This book is perfect for any network administrator looking to push their servers to improved performance or to perform uncustomary tasks. Provides undocumented techniques for installation, networking, multimedia tools, disk checking, migration (single and multiCPUs), backup, IIS tuning, Active Directory, memory, upgrades, and much more.

Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it. And for the last tow years, over 50% of all product upgrades have been security related. Securing Windows Server, according to bill gates, is the company's #1 priority.
The book will start off by teaching readers to create the conceptual design of their Active Directory infrastructure by gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements. Next, readers will create the logical design for an Active Directory infrastructure. Here the book starts to drill deeper and focus on aspects such as group policy design. Finally, readers will learn to create the physical design for an active directory and network Infrastructure including DNS server placement; DC and GC placements and Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) role placement.
The next book in our best selling and critically acclaimed How to Cheat series. This is the perfect book for users who have already purchased How to Cheat at Managing Windows 2003 Small Business Server.
* Active Directory is the market leader in the directory services space, and 57% of all Microsoft corporate customers have deployed AD
* Follows Syngress's proven "How To Cheat" methodology
* Companion Web site offers dozens of templates, "Cheat Sheets," and checklists for readers

Working with Microsoft's network directory service for the first time can be a headache for system and network administrators, IT professionals, technical project managers, and programmers alike. This authoritative guide is meant to relieve that pain. Instead of going through the graphical user interface screen by screen, O'Reilly's bestselling "Active Directory" tells you how to design, manage, and maintain a small, medium, or enterprise Active Directory infrastructure.

Fully updated to cover Active Directory for Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2, this third edition is full of important updates and corrections. It's perfect for all Active Directory administrators, whether you manage a single server or a global multinational with thousands of servers.

"Active Directory, 3rd Edition" is divided into three parts. Part I introduces much of how Active Directory works, giving you a thorough grounding in its concepts. Some of the topics include Active Directory replication, the schema, application partitions, group policies, and interaction with DNS. Part II details the issues around properly designing the directory infrastructure. Topics include designing the namespace, creating a site topology, designing group policies for locking down client settings, auditing, permissions, backup and recovery, and a look at Microsoft's future direction with Directory Services. Part III covers how to create and manipulate users, groups, printers, and other objects that you may need in your everyday management of Active Directory.

If you want a book that lays bare the design and management of an enterprise or departmental Active Directory, then look no further. "Active Directory, 3rdEdition" will quickly earn its place among the books you don't want to be without.

My book explains Microsoft Applications like Windows, word, Internet Explorer, and so on in the simplest possible terms. With step by step guides on how to use and common sense methods. This book has something for everyone from the beginner to expert user.

Fast, Effective Relief from Operating System Distress.

Tired of putting up with Windows XP migraines? Heres just the remedy you need. Arranged by ailment, this diagnostic guide helps you pinpoint and treat problems quickly and easily. The book is packed with potent cures for a variety of anxieties, covering everything from the display settings and start menu to software and utilities to hardware and peripherals to Internet connections and networking--and much more. Youll also find fully up-to-date coverage of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and the latest multimedia tools including Windows Media Player 10. Say goodbye to your Windows XP headaches and start enjoying peak system performance! Cure every kind of Windows XP problem imaginable, including: . . Interface, settings, start menu, and task bar hassles . File and folder foul ups. Password and permissions pains. Hardware and peripheral pet peeves. Software struggles. Hard and removable disk distresses. Internet connection and Web browser ills. Spyware and adware aggravations . Service Pack 2 maladies. Networking nuisances . Printer, camera, and scanner stresses. Media Player 10 and Movie Maker 2 troubles. Performance migraines. System crashes and boot failures. .

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Curt Simmons is a technology expert and trainer who has been working with Windows XP since its early testing days. He is the best-selling author of more than 50 computer books, including "How to Do Everything with Windows XP" and "How to Do Everything with Your Blackberry," both from McGraw-Hill/Osborne..

This is the definitive resource for every network administrator, consultant, and architect who needs to maximize availability, scalability, and performance in Windows server environments.

Drawing on two decades of Windows server experience, Jeffrey Shapiro and Marcin Policht have written the most realistic, comprehensive, and independent Windows high availability guide ever published. One step at, a time, they help you plan, implement, and manage clustering, load balancing, fault tolerance, SQL Server, Exchange Server, and much more. Along the way, they address crucial high availability topics that are virtually ignored by most books, such as disaster recovery, performance monitoring, and operations management.

Shapiro and Policht offer a clear, concise roadmap for keeping Windows servers running 24x7 and delivering on even the most challenging service-level agreements. They provide real-world case studies and easy-to-use instructions designed to help readers make better decisions more rapidly.

Coverage includes

Building the foundations for a highly available Active Directory and network architecture

Selecting and integrating high-performance hardware, storage, and networks

Installing and configuring Windows Clustering Services for both scale-out and failover

Leveraging the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and Microsoft Systems Architecture (MSA)

Delivering high-performance, high availability file- and print-server solutions

Using clustering to maximize SQL Server and Exchange Server availability

Restoring failed servers: best practices and step-by-step techniques for recovering from downtime or disaster

Deploying Network Load Balancing (NLB) IIS andapplication servers

Administering Windows Server 2003 high-performance systems--including performance monitoring and alerts with Microsoft Operations Manager

Avoiding the pitfalls associated with Windows high availability solutions
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Practice the Skills You'll Need on the Job!

Perfect for both classroom and self-paced learningLabs that challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies Step-by-step scenarios that require you to think critically Post-lab observation questions that measure your understanding of lab results and key term quizzes that help build your vocabulary Back-of-book solutions that explain not only what happened, but why

In this lab manual, you'll practice: Installing the Components of Active Directory Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory Managing Software and Network Configuration Using Group Policy Installing and Configuring the RIS Service Using Remote Installation Service to Install the Client Machine Managing, Monitoring, and Optimizing Active Directory Objects Implementing Active Directory Security Solutions Reducing Latency in DNS Replication

This inexpensive primer is light on idle chat and heavy on practical advice. Lean and mean, it’s packed with just what you need to know to get up and running with Windows XP. Designed to deliver regardless of your experience with computers or operating systems.

Substantial interest in VPN has been created by concerns for privacy and data protection. You, the administrator must be aware of security concepts and network designs, and yet, customers require flexible network environments that will satisfy the needs of today's computer users. You must support laptop users, home LAN environments, complex branch offices, and more--all within a secure and effective network design. The way you implement VPNs in Windows 2000 is different than any other operating system. Windows 2000 Virtual Private Networking will cover all aspects of both the tunnel client. Microsoft is using PPTP, L2TP and IPSec all in this one product and the configuration of both tunnel and transport configuration can be very complex. This book covers what you, the network designer can do with this capability; new VPN features that can affect Active Directory replication; network address translation; Proxy and more will be covered in depth.