Training Guide Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 (MCSA)

Fully updated for Windows Server 2012 R2!

Designed to help enterprise administrators develop real-world, job-role-specific skills - this Training Guide focuses on core infrastructure administration for Windows Server 2012 R2. Build hands-on expertise through a series of lessons, exercises, and suggested practices - and help maximize your performance on the job.

This Microsoft Training Guide:

• Focuses on job-role-specific expertise for core infrastructure administration tasks
• Fully updated for Windows Server 2012 R2, including new practices
• Provides in-depth, hands-on training you take at your own pace
• Creates a foundation of skills which, along with on-the-job experience, can be measured by Microsoft Certification exams such as 70-411

Topics include:

• Deploying and updating Windows Server 2012 R2
• Managing account policies and service accounts
• Configuring name resolution
• Administering Active Directory
• Managing Group Policy application and infrastructure
• Configuring Group Policy settings and preferences
• Administering network policies
• Administering remote access
• Managing file services
• Monitoring and auditing Windows Server 2012 R2

Orin Thomas is a consultant, writer, and Microsoft MVP for Consumer Security. He has written numerous Microsoft Press Training Kits focusing on Windows and Windows Server, and he serves as series editor for Rapid Review. He is also a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine.