Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Delta Guide

Description

Why should new versions of mission-critical technologies mean starting from scratch? If you already know how to use Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or NT, leverage those skills to quickly become an expert on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Delta Guide skips the basics and moves straight to what's new and what has changed. The result? You save time and money while preparing yourself for the next generation of Microsoft Server! Skip the basic concepts and move straight to what's new and different. Focus on learning advanced new technologies, techniques, and concepts. Use topic-focused chapters to quickly upgrade the skills you use the most. See important security changes that can affect server upgrades. Master new techniques for installing, administering, and securing servers. Build headless servers using Emergency Management Services. Take advantage of powerful new Group Policy capabilities.

Contents


Introduction.


1. Introduction to the Windows Server 2003 Family.


2. Installation and Deployment.


3. Interface Changes.


4. Security.


5. Active Directory.


6. Group Policy Changes.


7. Internet Information Services.


8. Network Services.


9. Web Development.


10. Networking, Remote Access, and Communications.


11. Terminal Services.


12. Clustering.


13. Windows Management.


14. Maintenance.


15. 64-Bit Windows.


Index.

Features

• Focused only on features and capabilities that are new to Windows Server 2003—Covers only the enhancements and changes in Windows Server 2003, without wasting time on preexisting features that students are already familiar with.

  • Helps students leverage their existing knowledge to get results with Windows Server 2003 far more quickly.

• Broad range of topics—Covers topics ranging from installation and migration to Active Directory and security.

  • Gives students a single source for information on everything significant that is new or changed in Windows Server 2003.

• Enterprise-class improvements—Includes chapters on clustering, group policies, Terminal Services, 64-bit Windows, and other sophisticated enhancements.

  • Helps students succeed with Windows Server 2003 even in large, complex, or mission-critical environments.

Author

Don Jones is a founding partner of BrainCore.Net, one of the world's leading companies dedicated to technical certification and assessment technologies and development. Don is the author of nearly a dozen computer books. He has more than two decades of experience with computers, ranging from his first Commodore PET computer to more than eight years as a network engineer, architect, and consultant. Don is a regular contributor to industry technical publications; is a contributing editor for MCP Magazine; and can be found speaking at some of the world's leading technical conferences, including MCP TechMentor. Don can be reached through the BrainCore.Net Web site, at http://www.braincore.net.

Mark Rouse (MCSE, MCDBA, MCSA, MCT, Compaq ASE) is a trainer and senior consultant for a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and Certified Technical Education Center. As a former systems administrator, Mark has more than 10 years' experience with designing and implementing network solutions. Mark has contributed to a number of technical publications and has been involved with the development of MCP exams as a Subject Matter Expert for Microsoft.