As you probably already know, my latest book Windows Server 2008: What's New / What's Changed is now available through SAPIEN Press and on Amazon. In support of its recent availability, this week I'm bumping all 12 of my original series with snippets from chapters in the book.

If you haven't taken a look at the book, its worth your time. Here's the blurb from the back cover to whet your appetite:

Microsoft has released its next server operating system - Windows Server 2008 - and you need to know more about it. But you don't need the basics and you don't need the step-by-step. You already know Windows 2003. You just need a quick and dirty review of what's new and what's changed from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. Get it with this ultra-quick and highly-entertaining guide, written by Windows insider Greg Shields. Focusing tightly on what's new and changed in Microsoft technologies for installing, managing, and securing Windows Server 2008, this thin guide will quickly ramp up your skills. Save yourself some time and money by skipping the basics and using your existing skills to master Microsoft's new server O/S.

Automate server installations * More effectively manage servers through Server Manager * Gain insight with Reliability and Performance Monitor * Implement powerful new Group Policy * Reduce your attack surface with Server Core * Complete better Active Directory backups * Deploy apps using Terminal Services * Secure your servers with the new Windows Firewall * Secure branch offices with Read-Only Domain Controllers * Augment passwords with Fine-Grained Password Policies

A major part of Microsoft's new strategy for automated systems management is the new Windows PowerShell. So as a bonus to get you started, you'll also get nine full and complete chapters from Don Jones' and Jeff Hicks' Windows PowerShell v1.0: TFM, 2nd Edition. Learn to use PowerShell while you discover the new and exciting technologies in Windows Server 2008.

Get your copy directly from SAPIEN Press at this address: http://www.sapienpress.com/windows_server_08.asp

Or, if you're a fan of Amazon (and who isn't!), you can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Server-2008-Whats-Changed/dp/0977659771/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210015189&sr=8-1