Although analysts expect the majority of enterprises to tread slowly into migration, there certainly will be early adopters, as there are with any system or device. Because Microsoft has announced that it will support Windows 2000 only until the year 2010, enterprises using older versions of Windows will not have much time for leisurely testing and pilot projects before they need to seriously consider migrating to and deploying Windows Vista. Deploying Windows Vista will require an entirely new set of skills for IT departments called on to migrate from older versions of Windows. Any IT professional looking to the future of their enterprise network deployment will benefit from the advice, tips, and reliable information contained in this resource. The book covers all the important security issues that are top of mind in today's IT world, as well as troubleshooting practices to help get issues resolved in less time. A valuable CD ROM contains tools and utilities to help IT professionals as they deploy Windows Vista for the first time.

Offers instructions and lists to provide information about support procedures and common tasks for Windows Server 2003 administration. (view table of contents)

Presents more than three hundred practical tips and techniques for enhancing the performance of Windows .NET Server, covering such areas as preparation and installation, Active Directory preparation, the user environment, security, Group Policy, sharing resources, RAS and RRAS, server administration, scalability, and disaster planning and recovery. Original. (Intermediate) (view table of contents)

Product Description: Most IT books focus largely on technology; this one focuses on the key processes that surround the use of technology, and can make or break any project. Using Microsoft's new .NET technologies, the authors demonstrate how to build a complete enterprise framework that maximizes the ROI and availability of all enterprise IT resources -- desktop, server, network, and beyond...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)