How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server

How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003 deals only with the vital, and will be a huge relief to the hundreds of thousands of managers who probably never imagined they would be managing the operating system equivalent of the Space Shuttle.

* The "80/20" Rule applied to managing a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network. Concise coverage, with ready-to-use solutions, of the most commonly encountered W2K3 Server tasks and problems.
* Written for the non-MCSE, with little technical training, who is responsible for running a small to medium sized network.
* Microsoft has announced it will no longer support Windows NT 4 products, effective Dec. 31, 2004. Millions of small businesses that did not upgrade to Windows Server 2000 will choose to upgrade directly to Windows Server 2003, and this will be a timely book. more

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Posted: Mar-16-2009

Good book but misleading title

I ordered this book thinking that it will give FAQ style problem scenarios and solutions, but so far I've read 180 pages and it is just an excellently written manual. So I am disappointed, however I have to say that as a manual it is first class. Clear to understand.My general problem is that...

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Posted: Jul-26-2006

Teaches you how to run the setup wizard

Since the wizard is pretty straight forward the book wasn't much use. I would have liked more discussion of when to use the default and when to customize. The book advises a minimum 8 gb system drive. Even with Exchange et al on another partition the updates eat up most of the 8 gb quickly...

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Posted: Jan-26-2006

Great

This book is great for those that only work on small business server on occasion. I refer to it every few weeks. a great reference.

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Posted: Jul-21-2005

Fine if you don't run into any problems - but that is an unlikely scenario

This book is fine for an overview of the features included in SBS but, if you need to set it up, this would not be a book that I would recommend. In fact, I wish I could get my money back.The author approaches the set-up as if it were almost an out-of-the-box program and does not address any of...

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Posted: Jul-09-2005

Great resource for SBS

This is a great resource for anyone who is installing or maintaining Windows SBS. There are a lot of screen shots so you know where you're headed and the information is clear and concise. I didn't want a lot of technical jargon, just a book that could help step me through the setup and...

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Posted: Mar-18-2005

Not much more than dialog boxes and help screens

With few exceptions, this book simply instructs the reader to accept default prompts and reiterates the choices offered by dialog boxes. I suspect the book has two target audiences: 1) small business owners who don't want to know much about SBS and just get it running, and 2) those who need to...

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Posted: Mar-05-2005

Superbly organized and presented instructional guide

Susan Snedaker's superbly organized and presented instructional guide, How To Cheat At Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003, is a recommended pick for any Microsoft system engineer managing a Windows Server 2003 environment: it tells how to overcome common problems and time drains that...

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Posted: Feb-18-2005

Does the job!

Significantly helped me deploy windows 2003 server small business edition. easy to read and with lots of practical advice, without adding lots of unnecessary information. If you are installing this o/s, I would advise this as your first purchase.

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Posted: Jan-25-2005

Very useful book!

I recently installed Windows Small Business Server 2003 and used this book as my guide. The book's clear, direct approach to each of the planning and installation tasks helped me get through the installation without a hitch. Although I'm familiar with many aspects of the Windows Server...

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Posted: Nov-13-2004

A front end to the official documentation

Snedaker takes a pragmatic approach to the sysadmin tasks described in her book. She does not attempt to give a comprehensive discussion of all that is in Small Business Server 2003. For that, you can turn to Microsoft's official documentation. But a problem with the latter is that it is...

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