With technical insights direct from the Windows Server team, this practical introduction delivers real-world implementation scenarios and pragmatic advice for administering Windows Server in the enterprise.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Windows Server 2008 at the Beta 3 milestone. Because Beta 3 is a pre-release version of the platform, some features will likely change before release to manufacturing (RTM) occurs. So the descriptions of these features in this book might not be completely accurate. However, please be assured that the author, working together with the Windows Server 2008 product team at Microsoft, has tried very hard to ensure that the information presented in this book will still be as accurate as possible even after RTM.

The target audience for this book is IT professionals who plan on deploying Windows Server 2008 in enterprise environments, and who might therefore be testing pre-release versions of Windows Server 2008 prior to rolling it out on their production networks. The book will be distributed widely at TechEd 2007 and other Microsoft events, but it will also be available through the usual commercial channels (bookstores) for IT pros who can’t make these events and who therefore might want to purchase it.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Introduction
Chapter 02 - Usage Scenarios
Chapter 03 - Windows Server Virtualization
Chapter 04 - Managing Windows Server 2008
Chapter 05 - Managing Server Roles
Chapter 06 - Windows Server Core
Chapter 07 - Active Directory Enhancements
Chapter 08 - Terminal Services Enhancements
Chapter 09 - Clustering Enhancements
Chapter 10 - Network Access Protection
Chapter 11 - Internet Information Services 7.0
Chapter 12 - Other Features and Enhancements
Chapter 13 - Deploying Windows Server 2008
Chapter 14 - Additional Resources