This
book was purposely written to be more of a book in the middle, and I??™ll tell
you why.
While I consider myself to be highly technical, I don??™t like more complicated
explanations than are necessary. This has been my approach while writing this
book. My goal was to write a book that satisfies your need for technical details
without making your head spin in the process. This book is clearly targeted to
professionals, so I have made the assumptions that you already have a healthy
understanding of servers and how they work and have managed a Microsoft
Windows Server??“based operating system in the past (even better if you are
currently doing so).
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In each chapter, I start off with a few basics on each topic, and in some cases a quick
review of the subject matter, before diving into specifics of how things work in Windows
Server 2008. I hope this greatly enhances the reader experience, since it makes sure that
every reader is on the same page (no pun intended) before going into product-specific
information.
You will also notice that I use plenty of hands-on exercises throughout each chapter.
I think that understanding theory and general concepts is a good thing, but most people
learn best while actually completing tasks. I hope that you will find the inclusion of
many hands-on exercises to be of use to you. One of the major goals of these exercises is
to force you to use Windows Server 2008 and its many features.
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