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Summary: Comprehensive Guide .. Even Better Than Microsoft's Offering
Review: I am an IT manager requiring both theoretic and practical guidance on the deployment and management of Windows 2000. Prior to purchasing this book, I bought other "administration guides" from Microsoft Press and several other publishers. While they were reasonably helpful, they lacked real depth and an understanding of what I face. They generally spend hundreds of pages on basic issues like print and file server functions, and ignored more advanced topics By contrast, this book digs-in. For example, it provides an exceptional theory chapter on Active Directory. This is followed by a comphrensive implementation chapter. Another strength is the various chapters on security, Kerberos, PKI, and virtual private networks.This is truly the only book I have seen that handles both basic level and advanced topics in a comprehensive and an easy to read fashion.
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Summary: WOW ... A Straight Forward Treasure Chest
Review: I am involved in the migration of UNIX and Windows NT systems to Windows 2000 for a large financial institution. I have attended a number of Microsoft Windows 2000 classes and read several other books on the topic. Even with all this preparation I had many questions .. that is until I got this book. THIS IS CLEARLY THE BEST ORGANIZED AND COMPLETE REFERENCE. To anyone needing a straight forward and easy to understand guide to Windows 2000, this is the one to buy. It written for both beginners and expert users. WOW, what a feat.
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Summary: It's All Here - Active Directory, VPN, Security and MORE
Review: I am senior UNIX and Linux system administrator that was recently tasked with the responsibility to deploying Windows 2000 servers. I began this effort by taking standard Microsoft courses and was very offended by the pro-Microsoft messages that were being delivered. What I needed was a comprehensive understanding of the operating system and not hype. After purchasing several disappointing books, I read the recommendations on Amazon about this book. They were right. This is the BEST book available on Windows 2000. It provides a neutral and easy to understand view of the structure and theory behind the operating system. These discussions are always followed by practical examples on using the technologies. New concepts such as Active Directory were handled so clearly that even a UNIX veteran like me could easily understand it. The book also provides superior coverage of security and networking issues ... the areas that are really important to integration with our existing platforms. The last chapter even provides review of character based commands. I recommend this book most highly !!!
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Summary: The title it's too much for this book
Review: I can't say this book is a waste of time, but at least for me it was, when you read a title like "The Ultimate Windows 2000 System Administrator Guide", you think it's going to be a great book, but this one is far from being great, I wanted something more explicit, by this I mean I wanted more theory and what I did get was only screen shots, this is totally useless for me, the only utility I find for the book it's as a paperweight, you know what I mean, if you want to waste some time, buy this book it won't disapoint you in this respect.
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Summary: Big disappointment
Review: I work at a small (8 employee) company. Obviously, we can't afford a full time network administrator. He would get very bored very quick. Therefore, the network administration falls on me, since I am the designated computer nerd.Before we got Windows 2000, we used Novell. I knew a lot of the things that Novell could do, and needed help translating what Novell did to what Windoze did. So far, This book has answered any question that I have had when I asked myself "Novell can do it. I wonder how you do the same thing in Windoze.?"
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Summary: I use it for reference only.
Review: I work at a small (8 employee) company. Obviously, we can't afford a full time network administrator. He would get very bored very quick. Therefore, the network administration falls on me, since I am the designated computer nerd. Before we got Windows 2000, we used Novell. I knew a lot of the things that Novell could do, and needed help translating what Novell did to what Windoze did. So far, This book has answered any question that I have had when I asked myself "Novell can do it. I wonder how you do the same thing in Windoze.?"
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Summary: Excellent .. I Will Use It For My University Classes
Review: Now that Microsoft has finally produced a real enterprise operation system, I needed to identify a book that could explain both concepts and offer practical guidance to my university students. I have examined over a dozen books that publishers have sent in the hope I would adopt one or more of the books for these classes. This book is the best available. It is well written and organized. It tackles highly complex concepts in a logical fashion and provides solid implementation guidelines. Students new to operating systems will find the first two chapters a good foundation. My advanced students can dig into advanced security, networking and directory services topics. This is the only book I will need for both my introductory and advanced courses. Overall, this is an excellent book.
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Summary: Fantastic! A book with both how-tos and whys!
Review: Often online documentation and many computer books concentrate on the step by step process of how to accomplish a task while glossing over the more detailed theory behind it. This often leaves a system administrator with unanswered questions especially when the task he needs to complete varies slightly from the basic task outlined in most books. The Ultimate Windows 2000 System Administrator's Guide does not fall into this trap. It is an excellent resource for system administrators precisely because it gives the background, the theory, and the practical steps needed to administer a Windows 2000 environment. It is evident that the authors have a strong grasp not only on technology but also on what a system administrator faces on a daily basis. Personally I felt that their coverage of Active Directory made a complex subject easier to understand. After reading those chapters I felt confident in my ability to implement Active Directory. Another part of the book that I found valuable were the chapters on security. The chapters were organized well and explained the concepts with plenty of descriptions and detail. Overall I felt the diagrams, notes, and tables supported the text so that they added to the value of the written text. The organization of the book is such that it can be used as a reference book allowing the reader to examine only those sections of particular interest or it can be used as a training guide taking the reader through Windows 2000 in a more sequential fashion. I believe that this book is definitely an integral part of a Windows 2000 system administrator's reference library.
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Summary: WOW ... BEST ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND SECURITY BOOK AVAILABLE
Review: OK, I have never found a technical book that answers all my questions but this one comes as close as any I have seen. My concern is Windows 2000 security and managing that beast know as Active Directory. Both of these issues have dominated the press as the downside of Windows 2000. Fortunately, this work positively addresses the issues heads-on. The book reviews the major issues in an easy to understand format and then provides proactive actions for effective implementation. While I have several specialized books that address Active Directory and security issues, this book frankly does a better job than these specialized texts. This also is the only book that integrates the concepts. I only wish I had bought this heavy duty book earlier. Hopefully the authors have a Windows .NET book in the works.
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Summary: Must Have Reference
Review: This book made such advanced topics as Active Directory, Kerberos authentication and virtual private networks easy to understand and implement. This 1000 page reference is packed with solid how to information. It also provides easy to follow background data that cuts through the jargon to the real meaty stuff. This is going to the front of my bookshelf. I strongly recommended the book.
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