Windows Administration in Realtime is dedicated to educating the Windows Administrator audience on vital technologies and the latest IT trends. Industry veterans such as Don Jones, Greg Shields, and Jeffery Hicks offer their insights through new columns and technical how-to’s geared to help harried Windows Administrators solve everyday issues.

This new eJournal will regularly cover IT topics with a Microsoft focus, such as Windows Server, Vista, PowerShell, and Exchange.  It will delve into in-demand technologies like virtualization, proactive systems management and monitoring, and specialized topics like remote application support, and systems security.  Windows Administrators will certainly learn a number of valuable tips and tricks along the way. Click here to learn more.

Windows Server 2008 is Microsoft's first new server operating system in five years. Some of its new features will change Windows administration as we know it. Others may see a lot of hype in the market, but aren't as compelling as they may seem. The Definitive Guide to Building Windows Server 2008 Infrastructure will assist you in learning the parts of Server 2008 that are important to building the best possible Windows backbone for your business. You'll learn about the features of Server 2008 that should be implemented as soon as possible. At the same time, you'll come away with an understanding of those where you might want to steer clear, or merely put on the back-burner for a little while.

Whether you are interested in Server Manager, Active Directory, Storage Management, Server Core, Group Policy, Terminal Services, Security, or High Availability and Clustering, The Definitive Guide to Building Windows Server 2008 Infrastructure is your resource for understanding the value of Server 2008 and getting it implemented into your infrastructure in the best way possible. This guide uses plain English and plenty of real-world examples to show you the steps necessary to get it up and running as well as the best ways to manage it over the long term. Click here to learn more.

With so many products on the market that advertise virtualization as a feature, it is important to demystify this term in order to determine which virtualization solutions are actually valuable in your environment in comparison with those that will only complicate your operations.  The Shortcut Guide to Selecting the Right Virtualization Solution will help you understand the critical components associated with making the jump to virtualization. 

By the end of this eBook, you will:

1. Recognize what systems work best in the virtualized environment
2. Know how best to manage that environment
3. Understand where you will (and where you won’t) get the best return on your virtualization investment.