Product Description

Is "System Administrator" Just One of Your Job Titles?

For every Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) managing a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition network within the dust-free confines of a "Network Operating Center," there is a non-MCSE admin managing a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network under far less glamorous conditions. Their job is to keep the network up and running no matter what, with very few resources available. "How to Cheat" is written for these unsung heroes; the last line of defense in most small enterprises.

Create an Installation and Recovery Plan for Install, Upgrade, or Migration
Every hour of planning results in a net savings of four hours on the other end. Fixing, re-doing, and troubleshooting will ALWAYS chew up more time.

Secure Your Server
Securing the server includes physical security, configuration security, and software security. It’s always easier to keep a server clean than to clean it up after a disaster.

Demystify Disk Management
If you have trouble processing the differences between Boot, Primary, System and Extended Partitions, you are not alone.

Effectively Manage File Storage
Configure and Troubleshoot Disk Quotas, File Encryption Management, Disk and File Compression, and Shadow Copy.

Painlessly Add and Configure Users and Groups on your Network
User accounts and groups provide the framework for security and organization in the Small Business Server network.

Set Permissions so that your Server is Both Secure and Accessible
Harness the Power of Group Policy, Administrative Templates, Software Setting and Windows Settings to Apply Changes to User, Group and Computer Permissions.

Connect Client Computers to the Network
Everything You Need to Know about IP Addresses, DNS, DHCP, Domain Access and Login.

Answer THE Most Frequently Asked Question: "Why Can’t I Print!"
Printers can be connected either to client computers, servers, or directly to the network; and they can be configure by either Windows or Your Printer Vendor’s Software.

Prepare for the Worst
Bad Things Sometimes Happen to Good Network Administrators. You need to know exactly what do when things go very, very wrong.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #416434 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-07
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

About the Author
Susan Snedaker (MBA, BA, MCSE, MCT, PM) is Principal Consultant and founder of VirtualTeam Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in start-ups and companies in transition, particularly technology firms. VirtualTeam works with technology start ups to develop viable business plans in preparation for debt/equity funding or due diligence with venture capital firms. VirtualTeam also provides IT consulting, design, and implementation services to companies of all sizes. The firm assists companies with strategic planning, operations improvement and project management. Through its team of subject matter experts, VirtualTeam also offers financial analysis, change management and operations improvement services.

Susan has contributed technical chapters to six Syngress Publishing books on Windows (including The Best Damn Windows Server 2003 Book Period, ISBN: 1-931836-12-4) and security technologies and has written and edited technical content for a variety of publications.

Daniel H. Bendell (Technical Editor) is the Founder and President of Assurance Technology Management, Inc. (ATM), a full-service consulting practice specializing in providing complete business technology guidance to small and medium companies. ATM's unique consulting approach takes into consideration all of a company’s technology systems and combines that with a clear understanding of the client’s business goals and practices. With over twenty years of experience in the industry, Daniel combines his breadth of technical knowledge with an ability to understand his clients’ business needs. He has published widely on a number of topics, including technical systems documentation and remote systems management.

Customer Reviews

Superbly organized and presented instructional guide
Susan Snedaker's superbly organized and presented instructional guide, How To Cheat At Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003, is a recommended pick for any Microsoft system engineer managing a Windows Server 2003 environment: it tells how to overcome common problems and time drains that Exchange Server creates, such as handling user permissions and security settings, and it also covers group policy, installing printers, managing client computers, and more. The disaster planning portion is particularly well detailed.

A front end to the official documentation
Snedaker takes a pragmatic approach to the sysadmin tasks described in her book. She does not attempt to give a comprehensive discussion of all that is in Small Business Server 2003. For that, you can turn to Microsoft's official documentation. But a problem with the latter is that it is voluminous. Snedaker aims this book at someone who may not have the time or inclination to go through the latter.

So she describes what to her are the key issues you are likely to face. For these, she speaks as plainly as possible about how to solve them. You get enough information to (hopefully) perform your tasks. There is no elegant description of the structure of SBS. But do you really care?

The book can function as a good front end to the Microsoft documentation. You can try using it first. Then, for more detail, refer to those.

Well written, gets to point quick
Excellent book, good examples, good step-by-step instructions. Covers remote access, adding users, computers, etc.m messaging, outlook web access. I can;t tell you how many times I've leafed through it in the last few days to find a piece of info. Good info on troubleshooting, errors, all the stupid stuff I do when I'm rushing.