Editorial Reviews
Product Description:Get the essential reference for deploying, managing, automating, troubleshooting, and optimizing Windows Server 2008 with expert insights and best practices from Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows Server team at Microsoft. This official Microsoft® RESOURCE KIT features six volumes of in-depth technical information that every Windows® administrator needs to understand to master Windows Server 2008 administration. You get detailed information about networking, network aspect projection, security features, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, Active Directory®, and Windows PowerShellTM. You also get more than 200 time-saving tools, scripts for automation, job aids, eBook resources, plus a fully searchable eBook of each RESOURCE KIT volume on DVD.
Key Book Benefits:
Provides six volumes of in-depth technical information for administering, optimizing, troubleshooting, and automating Windows Server 2008
Delivers definitive product information with expert insights straight from the Windows Server team at Microsoft, Microsoft MVPs, and field consultants
Details information that every Windows administrator needs about Windows Server performance, troubleshooting, security services, group policy, Active Directory, IIS 7, and Windows PowerShell
Features a DVD with more than 200 essential tools and scripts, eBooks with additional technical information, tips, and best practices plus a fully searchable eBook of all six RESOURCE KIT volumes
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Windows Server 2008 Reskit, November 19, 2008
By
A. Gaige (United States)
If you're going to plunk down $249 for this 4000-page reskit, you should add Stanek's exceptional $59 1500-page Windows Server 2008 Inside Out. The reskit books are meaty but don't always have the most relevant, useful info throughout. Frequently, there are whole chapters, appendixes, and such I never refer to or read. In contrast, Stanek's book is extensive, relavent, and useful from start to finish. I use the reskit books to lookup things periodically and use Stanek's book frequently even after having read it cover to cover. Stanek's book is on my desk. The reskit is on my bookshelf.
In the reskit, you get five books
Windows Administration Resource kit, a rather weak book for general administrations
Windows PowerShell Scripting guide, a basic reference for PowerShell
Windows Active Directory Resource kit, a general Active Directory reference
Networking and Network Access Protocol guide, a solid look at NAP, 802.11, VPN, not so good look at everything else
Internet Information services 7 resource kit, a reference resource for IIS
Windows Server 2008 security resource kit, an okay but rather short reference for security.
You also get a CD with scripts and tools and such, but gone are the days when the tools were as valuable as the books. These are just extras in this kit as the real tools are now part of Windows and you don't need to buy them anymore.
If you already plunked down the big bucks for this, you'll likely use it. Add Windows Server 2008 Inside Out to get a more complete library.
If you haven't plunked down the big bucks, a much better set of books for about the same:
Windows Server 2008 Inside Out
Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP)
Active Directory® Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Administrators Pocket Consult)
Windows Server 2008 Administrator's Pocket Consultant (Pro - Administrator's Pocket Consultant)
Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant
Microsoft PowerShell, VBScript & JScript Bible
I'm going on faith here for Stanek's PS and AD books, but if it's anything like his others they'll be well worth it.
Great Resource Kit, July 19, 2008
By
Giuseppe Spaziani (Frosinone, Italy)
Hi, I bought this kit for my certification plan.
It's a great kit that helps me to learn the new features of Windows Server 2008.
Giuseppe
Win2K8 Server Resource Kit, May 26, 2008
By
Nicolas Kempken (Brussels, Belgium)
I already bought in the past the 2003 resource kit and this one is still as it is/was for 2003: Great!
Thanks all
Nicolas
Keep up the good work!, May 9, 2008
By
Adama CoulibalyI've received my books on time in perfect condition
Keep up the good work!
