

Series: Microsoft Press Training Guide
Paperback: 700 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (June 11, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735684693
ISBN-13: 978-0735684690
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 1.5 x 8.8 inches
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Every so often I'll come across a rare gem of a book. It might be a book about woodworking, DNS, Arp spoofing or even ways to make a good bean soup. Administrating Windows Server 2012 R2 Training Guide by Orin Thomas is one of those rare finds. I don't work much with servers and I thank the lord for that. However, it is amazing to learn what a difficult job that really is. The book isn't really a study guide to prepare you for the 70-411 certification. Orin Thomas seems to have written this book for those of you who probably already have that credential but need a great operators manual.If you are a sys admin with a few years under your weary eyes and you are running Windows Server 2012, this book is for you. It even says so in the beginning of the book. Yet, the contents start you from the beginning of setting of a server and lead you all the way through the steps of setting up accounts, creating policies, maintaining/housecleaning and branching off into many sophisticated ways to manage your job responsibilities.As with all Microsoft publications the guide is clear, clean and concise (that was a joke for those of you who never had to read any of their security publications before TechNet came along). Mr. Thomas turned his years of sweat and blisters as a sys admin into an easy to understand manual for those running Windows Servers. He approaches the reader with caution by letting them know that there are several ways to do a given task and the reader is free to choose their pain level. He offers the reader his own opinion on ways to accomplish difficult or time consuming tasks with hints as to why you will want to follow his advice instead of making your life more difficult.
Training Guide Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Guide) Training Guide Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA): MCSA 70-410 (Microsoft Press Training Guide) Training Kit (Exam 70-462) Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Kit) MCSA Guide to Administering Microsoft Windows Server 2012/R2, Exam 70-411 WINDOWS 10: WINDOWS 10 COMPANION: THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR DOING ANYTHING WITH WINDOWS 10 (WINDOWS 10, WINDOWS 10 FOR DUMMIES, WINDOWS 10 MANUAL, WINDOWS ... WINDOWS 10 GUIDE) (MICROSOFT OFFICE) Training Guide Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Guide) Training Guide Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 Services (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Guide) Windows Command-Line for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Textbook Edition) (The Personal Trainer for Technology) Training Kit (Exam 70-461) Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Kit) Training Kit (Exam 70-463) Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (MCSA) (Microsoft Press Training Kit) Exam Ref 70-411 Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA) Windows Group Policy: The Personal Trainer for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 MCSA Guide to Installing and Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2012 /R2, Exam 70-410 Exam 70-411 Administering Windows Server 2012 MCSA 70-410 Cert Guide R2: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 (Cert Guides) MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2 Complete Study Guide: Exams 70-410, 70-411, 70-412 MCSA Windows Server 2012 Complete Study Guide: Exams 70-410, 70-411, 70-412, and 70-417 MCSA Windows Server 2012 R2 Administration Study Guide: Exam 70-411 Exam Ref 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA) Exam Ref 70-412 Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 R2 Services (MCSA)