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Book Component Capacity Management The Ultimate Step By Step Guide

Download or read book Component Capacity Management The Ultimate Step By Step Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Component Capacity Management The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide.

Book Component Capacity Management the Ultimate Step By Step Guide

Download or read book Component Capacity Management the Ultimate Step By Step Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2018-07-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How will you know that the Component Capacity Management project has been successful? Is there a critical path to deliver Component Capacity Management results? Have you identified your Component Capacity Management key performance indicators? Can Management personnel recognize the monetary benefit of Component Capacity Management? What vendors make products that address the Component Capacity Management needs? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Component Capacity Management investments work better. This Component Capacity Management All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Component Capacity Management Self-Assessment. Featuring 700 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Component Capacity Management improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Component Capacity Management projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Component Capacity Management and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Component Capacity Management Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Component Capacity Management areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Component Capacity Management self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard, and... - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation ...plus an extra, special, resource that helps you with project managing. INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

Book Capacity Management   A Practitioner Guide

Download or read book Capacity Management A Practitioner Guide written by Adam Grummitt and published by Van Haren. This book was released on 1970-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capacity Management is described in most key ITSM frameworks: ITIL, ISO 20000 Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) and the Application Service Library (ASL) all note the importance of Capacity Management. This major title meets the need for an in-depth practical guide to this critical process. Written and reviewed by some of the world s most respected experts in this field it shows how Capacity Management best practice can support provision of a consistent, acceptable service level at a known and controlled cost. Practical advice covers the essential control of two balances: Supply versus demand and resources versus cost. In times of mean, frugal economic measures, it is essential to focus on those practices that are effective and yield practical results. In enlightened times of sustainability, it is also a requirement to find solutions that satisfy the criteria for 'greenness'. This excellent title shows how Capacity Management works not only within an IT environment but also why it is pivotal in meeting high profile business demands. Aligns with ISO/IEC 20000 and ITIL®ISO/IEC lists a set of required capacity management deliverablesITIL outlines what should be done in capacity managementthis book starts to describe how to do itCovers details of what capacity management is all about:what is capacity managementwhy do it benefits and cost-benefit analysishow to do it data-flows and activitieswho does it roles and perspectivesimplementation, maintenance, improvement, toolsProvides comprehensive templates and checklists:objectives, interfaces and data-flows, sub-practices and activitiesmetrics, application sizing parameters, data for modellingdeliverables, reports, CMMI levels, KPIs, risk matrixsample capacity plan

Book Capacity Manager The Ultimate Step By Step Guide

Download or read book Capacity Manager The Ultimate Step By Step Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book ITIL Capacity Management  paperback

Download or read book ITIL Capacity Management paperback written by Larry Klosterboer and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business-Focused, Best-Practice Guide to Succeeding with ITIL Capacity Management Using ITIL® capacity management processes, IT organizations can eliminate waste and overbuying, reduce both equipment and staffing costs, drive more value from existing investments, and consistently provide the right resources to meet the needs of the business. Now, in this comprehensive, best-practice guide, leading ITIL expert Larry Klosterboer systematically explains how to manage capacity using the ITIL framework and techniques. Drawing on his extensive ITIL experience, Klosterboer covers all facets of ITIL-based capacity management, and offers proven solutions to the challenges IT organizations encounter in implementation. He presents expert guidance on accurately projecting demand and growth, planning and staffing, tool selection, process implementation, and much more. This book’s practical insights will be invaluable to every IT leader who wants to leverage ITIL’s best practices for capacity management, and for every business and technical manager who wants IT to deliver greater value, efficiency, and effectiveness. Coverage includes Making the business case for capacity management Establishing specific goals for capacity management Mastering ITIL capacity management terminology Predicting capacity in dynamic, fast-changing organizations Implementing systems that help you anticipate trends Defining capacity plans, staffing capacity management teams, and implementing ongoing processes Linking capacity with performance management and with other ITIL processes Selecting the right capacity management tools for your environment Integrating capacity issues into your IT project management discipline Using “business capacity planning” to help the entire business become more agile

Book Component Capacity Management

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gerard Blokdyk
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-10-31
  • ISBN : 9781979289009
  • Pages : 102 pages

Download or read book Component Capacity Management written by Gerard Blokdyk and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you select, collect, align, and integrate Component Capacity Management data and information for tracking daily operations and overall organizational performance, including progress relative to strategic objectives and action plans? How can skill-level changes improve Component Capacity Management? How do we measure improved Component Capacity Management service perception, and satisfaction? What are your current levels and trends in key measures or indicators of Component Capacity Management product and process performance that are important to and directly serve your customers? how do these results compare with the performance of your competitors and other organizations with similar offerings? Component Capacity Management is used This limited edition Component Capacity Management self-assessment will make you the established Component Capacity Management domain auditor by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Component Capacity Management challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Component Capacity Management work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Component Capacity Management task and that every Component Capacity Management outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Component Capacity Management opportunity costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Component Capacity Management advise instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Component Capacity Management essentials are covered, from every angle: the Component Capacity Management self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the business/project activities and processes so that Component Capacity Management outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Component Capacity Management practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the uncommon elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Component Capacity Management are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access to the $249 value Component Capacity Management self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book.

Book Capacity Manager the Ultimate Step By Step Guide

Download or read book Capacity Manager the Ultimate Step By Step Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2018-05-20 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the rough order estimates on cost savings/opportunities that Capacity Manager brings? What are the short and long-term Capacity Manager goals? Do we aggressively reward and promote the people who have the biggest impact on creating excellent Capacity Manager services/products? What is our Capacity Manager Strategy? What are specific Capacity Manager Rules to follow? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Capacity Manager investments work better. This Capacity Manager All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Capacity Manager Self-Assessment. Featuring 702 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Capacity Manager improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Capacity Manager projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Capacity Manager and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Capacity Manager Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Capacity Manager areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Capacity Manager self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book.

Book Fulfilling Customer Needs

Download or read book Fulfilling Customer Needs written by Harry K. Jackson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is structured around the need to understand capacity, measure capacity, measure performance, and balance requirements and resources for production. All of these elements are combined in the book into an integrated model for optimizing the performance of the organization.

Book Capacity Management Complete Self Assessment Guide

Download or read book Capacity Management Complete Self Assessment Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would be the goal or target for a Capacity Management's improvement team? Will new equipment/products be required to facilitate Capacity Management delivery for example is new software needed? What are your most important goals for the strategic Capacity Management objectives? What role does communication play in the success or failure of a Capacity Management project? Who are the Capacity Management improvement team members, including Management Leads and Coaches? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' For more than twenty years, The Art of Service's Self-Assessments empower people who can do just that - whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, business process manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better. This book is for managers, advisors, consultants, specialists, professionals and anyone interested in Capacity Management assessment. Featuring 612 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Capacity Management improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Capacity Management projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Capacity Management and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Capacity Management Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Capacity Management areas need attention. Included with your purchase of the book is the Capacity Management Self-Assessment downloadable resource, containing all 612 questions and Self-Assessment areas of this book. This helps with ease of (re-)use and enables you to import the questions in your preferred Management or Survey Tool. Access instructions can be found in the book. You are free to use the Self-Assessment contents in your presentations and materials for customers without asking us - we are here to help. This Self-Assessment has been approved by The Art of Service as part of a lifelong learning and Self-Assessment program and as a component of maintenance of certification. Optional other Self-Assessments are available. For more information, visit http: //theartofservice.com

Book IBM FileNet Content Manager Implementation Best Practices and Recommendations

Download or read book IBM FileNet Content Manager Implementation Best Practices and Recommendations written by Fay Chuck and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBM® FileNet® Content Manager Version 5.2 provides full content lifecycle and extensive document management capabilities for digital content. IBM FileNet Content Manager is tightly integrated with the family of IBM FileNet products based on the IBM FileNet P8 technical platform. IBM FileNet Content Manager serves as the core content management, security management, and storage management engine for the products. This IBM Redbooks® publication covers the implementation best practices and recommendations for solutions that use IBM FileNet Content Manager. It introduces the functions and features of IBM FileNet Content Manager, common use cases of the product, and a design methodology that provides implementation guidance from requirements analysis through production use of the solution. We address administrative topics of an IBM FileNet Content Manager solution, including deployment, system administration and maintenance, and troubleshooting. Implementation topics include system architecture design with various options for scaling an IBM FileNet Content Manager system, capacity planning, and design of repository design logical structure, security practices, and application design. An important implementation topic is business continuity. We define business continuity, high availability, and disaster recovery concepts and describe options for those when implementing IBM FileNet Content Manager solutions. Many solutions are essentially a combination of information input (ingestion), storage, information processing, and presentation and delivery. We discuss some solution building blocks that designers can combine to build an IBM FileNet Content Manager solution. This book is intended to be used in conjunction with product manuals and online help to provide guidance to architects and designers about implementing IBM FileNet Content Manager solutions. Many of the features and practices described in the book also apply to previous versions of IBM FileNet Content Manager.

Book Capacity Planning Complete Self Assessment Guide

Download or read book Capacity Planning Complete Self Assessment Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are accountability and ownership for Capacity Planning clearly defined? Does Capacity Planning analysis isolate the fundamental causes of problems? What are specific Capacity Planning Rules to follow? What is our Capacity Planning Strategy? Is maximizing Capacity Planning protection the same as minimizing Capacity Planning loss? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' For more than twenty years, The Art of Service's Self-Assessments empower people who can do just that - whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, business process manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better. This book is for managers, advisors, consultants, specialists, professionals and anyone interested in Capacity Planning assessment. Featuring 619 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Capacity Planning improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Capacity Planning projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Capacity Planning and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Capacity Planning Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Capacity Planning areas need attention. Included with your purchase of the book is the Capacity Planning Self-Assessment downloadable resource, containing all 619 questions and Self-Assessment areas of this book. This helps with ease of (re-)use and enables you to import the questions in your preferred Management or Survey Tool. Access instructions can be found in the book. You are free to use the Self-Assessment contents in your presentations and materials for customers without asking us - we are here to help. This Self-Assessment has been approved by The Art of Service as part of a lifelong learning and Self-Assessment program and as a component of maintenance of certification. Optional other Self-Assessments are available. For more information, visit http: //theartofservice.com

Book Site Reliability Engineering

    Book Details:
  • Author : Niall Richard Murphy
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2016-03-23
  • ISBN : 1491951176
  • Pages : 552 pages

Download or read book Site Reliability Engineering written by Niall Richard Murphy and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overwhelming majority of a software system’s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems? In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient—lessons directly applicable to your organization. This book is divided into four sections: Introduction—Learn what site reliability engineering is and why it differs from conventional IT industry practices Principles—Examine the patterns, behaviors, and areas of concern that influence the work of a site reliability engineer (SRE) Practices—Understand the theory and practice of an SRE’s day-to-day work: building and operating large distributed computing systems Management—Explore Google's best practices for training, communication, and meetings that your organization can use

Book Capacity Planning for Computer Systems

Download or read book Capacity Planning for Computer Systems written by Tim Browning and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capacity Planning for Computer Systems covers the principles, concepts, and practical application of capacity planning to computer systems. This book is divided into nine chapters and begins with an introduction to the foundation and metrics of capacity planning. The subsequent chapters deal with the business elements, service levels, forecasting, and predictions of capacity planning, along with the regression techniques, forecast monitoring, and revision for the field. The remaining chapters highlight the applications of capacity planning, including in systems optimization, computer disk, tape, and tape drive. These chapters also provide the charting and graphics presentations for capacity planning. This book will be of value to computer scientists and researchers.

Book A Z of Capacity Management

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dominic Ogbonna
  • Publisher : Booklocker.com
  • Release : 2017-11-20
  • ISBN : 9781634927574
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book A Z of Capacity Management written by Dominic Ogbonna and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most often we are told the "what and why" of capacity management, but not how to make it happen. This book provides good practical approach on how to implement the process, with a view to bringing its benefits to the organization. Capacity management is incomplete without business driven capacity planning.

Book Capacity Management Complete Self assessment Guide

Download or read book Capacity Management Complete Self assessment Guide written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-21 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would be the goal or target for a Capacity Management's improvement team? Will new equipment/products be required to facilitate Capacity Management delivery for example is new software needed? What are your most important goals for the strategic Capacity Management objectives? What role does communication play in the success or failure of a Capacity Management project? Who are the Capacity Management improvement team members, including Management Leads and Coaches? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a business challenge or meet a business objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project within a business, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' For more than twenty years, The Art of Service's Self-Assessments empower people who can do just that - whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, business process manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better. This book is for managers, advisors, consultants, specialists, professionals and anyone interested in Capacity Management assessment. Featuring 612 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Capacity Management improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Capacity Management projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Capacity Management and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Capacity Management Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Capacity Management areas need attention. Included with your purchase of the book is the Capacity Management Self-Assessment downloadable resource, containing all 612 questions and Self-Assessment areas of this book. This helps with ease of (re-)use and enables you to import the questions in your preferred Management or Survey Tool. Access instructions can be found in the book. You are free to use the Self-Assessment contents in your presentations and materials for customers without asking us - we are here to help. This Self-Assessment has been approved by The Art of Service as part of a lifelong learning and Self-Assessment program and as a component of maintenance of certification. Optional other Self-Assessments are available. For more information, visit http://theartofservice.com

Book ITIL lite

    Book Details:
  • Author : Malcolm Fry
  • Publisher : The Stationery Office
  • Release : 2010-03-09
  • ISBN : 9780113312122
  • Pages : 136 pages

Download or read book ITIL lite written by Malcolm Fry and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ITL Lite is aimed at encouraging organizations to adopt ITIL V3 by selecting and implementing key ITIL V3 components. For many reasons not every organization can adopt the whole of ITIL V3. Therefore, the publication explains which components are essential and explains how to select the appropriate components for implementation. The title is based around a project template to help readers prepare their own project. Ideal for those departments whose budgets have been reduced but who still want to improve key processes and functions.

Book Windows Server 2008  The Definitive Guide

Download or read book Windows Server 2008 The Definitive Guide written by Jonathan Hassell and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008. Inside, you'll find step-by-step procedures for using all of the major components, along with discussions on complex concepts such as Active Directory replication, DFS namespaces and replication, network access protection, the Server Core edition, Windows PowerShell, server clustering, and more. All of this with a more compact presentation and a tighter focus on tasks than you'll find in bulkier references. Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide takes a refreshing approach. You won't find the history of Windows NT, or discussions on the way things used to work. Instead, you get only the information you need to use this server. If you're a beginning or intermediate system administrator, you learn how the system works, and how to administer machines running it. The expert administrators among you discover new concepts and components outside of your realm of expertise. Simply put, this is the most thorough reference available for Windows Server 2008, with complete guides to: Installing the server in a variety of different environments File services and the Windows permission structure How the domain name system (DNS) works Active Directory, including its logical and physical structure, hierarchical components, scalability, and replication Group Policy's structure and operation Managing security policy with predefined templates and customized policy plans Architectural improvements, new features, and daily administration of IIS 7 Terminal Services from both the administrator's user's point of view Networking architecture including DNS, DHCP, VPN, RADIUS server, IAS, and IPSec Windows clustering services --- applications, grouping machines, capacity and network planning, user account management Windows PowerShell scripting and command-line technology With Windows Server 2008: The Definitive Guide, you to come away with a firm understanding of what's happening under the hood, but without the sense that you're taking a graduate course in OS theory. If you intend to work with this server, this is the only book you need.