Kirk Hausman provides a brief review of the use of NTFS and share permissions and reviews the Windows Server 2003 implementations of group policy and terminal services access control....

Bone up on user account management to help pass MCSA MCSE exam 70-290....

Diana Huggins introduces the Windows Server 2003 implementation of DNS. You ll learn how to install and configure a DNS server as well as how to maintain and monitor it....

Roberta Bragg helps you learn the tools and methods necessary to keep systems patched how to troubleshoot the problems the patches may cause and understand the reasons tools may not work correctly....

This sample chapter addresses the information you re expected to know about Internet Information Services for the MCSA exam....

This chapter covers the physical and logical structure of Active Directory deployment scenarios as well as a basic understanding of the uses of each level of grouping in the centralized administration over widely distributed resources....

This sample chapter introduces the Windows Server 2003 implementation of WINS and DNS. You ll learn how to install and configure both name resolution services as well as how to maintain and monitor them....

Organizational Units have two main uses. This sample chapter examines each of these uses in the context of Microsoft s MCSE Exam 70-294....

Lee Scales discusses creating and managing group accounts including what type of group to use for particular situations. These are some of the common daily duties of a Windows Server 2003 administrator and you can rest assured that you will perform these tasks very often....

DHCP was the Internet community s answer to dynamically distributing IP addresses. This sample chapter examines the basics of DHCP as it applies to systems administrators and how it can be used to make your life and your network better....

Patrick Regan and Dan Balter introduce you to Active Directory for Windows Server 2003 including how to add remove and manage computer accounts in Active Directory as well as how to troubleshoot accounts....

Have you been caught in a trap of looking for appearances over results Are you favoring drama and the appearance of busyness over actual productivity Bill Wake explains that the right kind of commitment at the right time is extraordinarily powerful....

This chapter covered the importance of focusing on career development as an enabler of employee satisfaction and how development of a common career framework and supporting career development process can facilitate employee growth and progression in achieving career goals....

The Agile outlook has really brought your development team together but documentation tends to fall by the wayside. Is there a way to it on without dramatically increasing your expenses Jeff Langr suggests a possibility automated tests that act as documentation....

Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising offer additional patterns for implementing change in organizations building on the patterns presented in their book Fearless Change....