Free eBook - Introducing SQL Server 2008

 

Microsoft is offering Introducing SQL Server 2008 by Peter DeBetta for free. Learn about major new features in SQL Server 2008 including security, administration, and performance.

Free eBook - TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows

 

The eBook (4.7 MB PDF), from Microsoft, describes the fundamentals of TCP/IP in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

Windows PowerShell Pocket Reference

 

Check it out, one more book to your PowerShell book shelf.

 

Overview:

This portable reference to Windows PowerShell summarizes both the command shell and scripting language, and provides a concise reference to the major tasks that make PowerShell so successful. It's an ideal on-the-job tool for Windows administrators who don't have time to plow through huge books or search online. Written by Microsoft PowerShell team member Lee Holmes, and excerpted from his Windows PowerShell Cookbook, Windows PowerShell Pocket Reference offers up-to-date coverage of PowerShell's 1.0 release. You'll find information on .NET classes and legacy management tools that you need to manage your system, along with chapters on how to write scripts, manage errors, format output, and much more.

Beginning with a whirlwind tour of Windows PowerShell, this convenient guide covers:

• PowerShell language and environment
• Regular expression reference
• PowerShell automatic variables
• Standard PowerShell verbs
• Selected .NET classes and their uses
• WMI reference
• Selected COM objects and their uses
• .NET string formatting
• .NET datetime formatting

An authoritative source of information about PowerShell since its earliest betas, Lee Holmes' vast experience lets him incorporate both the "how" and the "why" into the book's discussions. His relationship with the PowerShell and administration community -- through newsgroups, mailing lists, and his informative blog Lee Holmes -- gives him insight into problems faced by administrators and PowerShell users alike. If you're ready to learn this powerful tool without having to break stride in your routine, this is the book you want.

Free EBook - Windows Server PowerShell Scripting Step by Step

 

Teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell command line interface and scripting language. Written by a leading scripting expert, this tutorial delivers self-paced labs, timesaving tips, and hands-on sample scripts for automating Windows administration—one step at a time.

 

 

Discover how to:

•Use built-in cmdlets to execute commands
•Write scripts to handle recurring tasks and configure scheduled jobs
•Use providers to access information external to the shell environment
•Configure network components using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
•Manage users, groups, and computers with Active Directory Services
•Execute scripts for administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
•PLUS—Get a complete list of cmdlet commands and a guide for moving from VBScript to Windows Powershell

 

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Free EBook - Introducing Windows Server 2008

 

Get a jump on evaluating Window Server 2008 - with technical insights from Windows Server team. This practical introduction delivers real-world implementation scenarios and pragmatic advice for administering Windows Server in the enterprise.

 

 

About the book:

•Deploy Windows Server 2008, and configure and manage server roles
•Understand Windows Server Virtualization
•Implement a single, integrated IDA solution built on Active Directory
•Explore enhancements in Internet Information Services 7.0
•Use failover clustering for high-availability solutions
•Implement the Network Access Protection platform

 

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New E-book: Windows Server 2008

 

The following links provide snippets from a new book: Windows Server 2008: What’s New / What’s Changed by Greg Shields (published to you by SAPIEN Press.

 

 

 

 

 

Part 1 – E-book Intro
Part 2 - Introduction to Windows Server 2008
Part 3 - Installing Windows Server 2008
Part 4 - Server Management
Part 5 - Group Policy
Part 6 - Server Core
Part 7- Windows Server Virtualization
Part 8 – Active Directory
Part 9 - Terminal Services
Part 10 - Security & the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Part 11 – IIS 7.0
Part 12 - Other MN&C Features (you might not know about)

The Shortcut Guide to Exchange Server 2007 Storage Systems

New complete eBook : The Shortcut Guide to Exchange Server 2007 Storage Systems, by Jim McBee, is available for download on Realtime Publishers website. This web site is a great resource of free eBooks covering all aspects of IT. Register now and download it.

Here's the description for this title:

The conventional way of planning for Exchange Server storage is to throw a lot of disk storage at the server and hope that is sufficient. Mail storage requirements continue to grow for even average users; these users place more and more capacity requirements not only on disk storage but also on disk I/O capacity. As current capacity requirements are exceeded, the storage system must provide scalability. The Shortcut Guide to Exchange Server 2007 Storage Systems, authored by Microsoft Exchange MVP Jim McBee, covers Exchange Server storage capacity requirement planning, the basics of using iSCSI SANs, and best practices for scalability and SAN operations.