Event Review: Understanding Group Policy - Part 2 (Session ITPROADD-07)
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Session Outline
In this second part of the three part Group Policy series we will focus on some more advanced Group Policy configuration options, including locking down desktop workstations and configuring software-restriction policies. By the end of this session we will have covered the knowledge you need to deploy and manage Group Policy in your environment. We will also see how, through Group Policy you can target specific computers in your organization for software deployment. This might include an in-house application or an update to software already on these computers. Finally, we will take a look at the tools you can use to troubleshoot Group Policy.
Microsoft Press Books
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion
Summary: This comprehensive administrator's reference describes operating system features and capabilities and provides easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for on-the-job results with the Windows Server 2003 family. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant
Summary: Don't get caught at work without this handy guide to Windows Server 2003. It puts all the answers to questions about system administration at your fingertips. Active Directory for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference
Summary: Two Active Directory experts guide you through advanced design and deployment issues for the Windows Server 2003 environment and explain the underlying concepts, architectural components, and real-world functionality of Active Directory directory service. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 TCP/IP Protocols and Services Technical Reference
Summary: This book steps layer by layer through the TCP/IP protocols and services that Windows Server 2003 supports to help you understand how they work and how they're implemented. It contains up-to-date information about Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), and virtual private networks (VPNs).
Third-Party Books
Managing Enterprise Active Directory Services
Summary: Learn how to programmatically manage and monitor Active Directory in a large-scale environment. The authors, who lead Cisco's Active Directory deployment and management initiative, focus on post-deployment issues surrounding Active Directory. Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide, 2nd Edition
Summary: The most practical, comprehensive, and highly praised guide to Active Directory has now been fully updated for Windows Server 2003. The second edition of Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide offers a definitive reference to the design, architecture, installation, and management of Active Directory, the cornerstone technology within Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 distributed networks. This new edition—based on the final release software of Windows Server 2003—emphasizes security and covers all the new features and discusses enhancements in replication and Group Policy, forest trusts, functional levels, and working with dynamic objects. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed
Summary: A fresh perspective on planning, designing, implementing, and migrating to a Windows Server 2003 environment. Rand Morimoto and his co-authors began writing this book using their experience from several very large client implementations, some having more than 100 servers in production. On a daily basis, as this book was in production, they had clients with thousands of users taking advantage of the Windows Server 2003 security, scalability, performance, and reliability functions months before the product release. Because of that unique experience, the authors of this book were able to compile the best practices, installation and migration tips and tricks, performance optimization techniques, configuration tuning, and server management techniques for the readers of this book. Rather than revising from previously published chapters in Windows Server 2000 Unleashed, this book was written completely from scratch with the belief that this approach would incorporate the true recommendations from the author team for best practices, tips, and tricks to get the most out of the Windows Server 2003 networking environment. Inside Windows Server 2003
Summary: This book is designed to lead a class through the complexities of a full Windows Server 2003 deployment. Each chapter starts off with a list of new features in Windows Server 2003, along with any significant improvements to features carried over from Windows 2000. It then presents design principles, followed by procedures to install and configure the aspects of Windows Server 2003 covered in that chapter. The coverage is comprehensive, in-depth, practical, and authoritative. Many helpful examples are presented to illustrate the concepts. All along the way the author includes proven advice for improving stability and performance. Windows Server 2003 represents a new emphasis from Microsoft on trustworthy computing, so security issues are covered extensively. The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide
Summary: Windows Server 2003, the successor to Windows 2000 and Windows NT Server, is designed to accommodate the seamless exchange of information through Web services. It delivers the increased flexibility and power needed to administer networks as global entities, but its enhanced management tools and security features present as many challenges as opportunities. The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide will help readers negotiate these challenges and exploit the opportunities. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in 24 Hours
Summary: This is a straightforward, step-by-step introduction to Microsoft's newest network operating system. This book not only highlights the functions and capabilities of the software but also provides a practical look at important server features and tools. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Delta Guide
Summary: If you already know how to use Microsoft Windows Server 2000, you can leverage those skills to quickly become an expert on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. This guide skips the basics and moves straight to what's new and what has changed in Windows Server 2003. Troubleshooting Microsoft Technologies: The Ultimate Administrator's Repair Manual
Summary: This is the first complete guide to troubleshooting the vast interrelationships of Microsoft network technologies. A concise technical introduction at the outset of each chapter brings readers up to speed on the technologies involved. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Insider Solutions
Summary: Instead of a traditional planning, design, and implementation guide, this book is a serious resource for Windows experts to find tips, tricks, and best practices for implementing and supporting key Windows Server 2003 technologies. Sections include security, management, design, migration, business continuity, performance, and business productivity.
Training and Certification
Course 2273: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment: Five days (classroom/online)
Summary: This course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. Course 2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment: Five days, instructor-led
Summary: This five day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage accounts and resources in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for managing accounts and resources. These tasks include managing user, computer, and group accounts; managing access to network resources; managing printers; managing an organizational unit in a network based on Active Directory directory service; and implementing Group Policy to manage users and computers Course 2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment: Three days, instructor-led
Summary: This three day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills that are needed to effectively maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data on a computer running one of the operating systems in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family. Course 2278: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Five days, instructor-led
Summary: The goal of this five day course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan and maintain a Windows. Server 2003 network infrastructure. Course 2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure: Five days, instructor-led
Summary: This course provides the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory directory service infrastructure. Course 2282: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure: Five days, instructor-led
Summary: This five day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design a Microsoft Active Directory directory service and network infrastructure for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems engineers who are responsible for designing directory service or network infrastructures.
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