Windows Server 2016: Essentials for Administration

Expert advice for Windows Server 2016 right at your fingertips.

Practical and precise, this hands-on guide with ready answers is designed for architects, administrators, engineers and others working with Windows Server 2016. If you're an IT Pro responsible for configuring, managing and maintaining computers running Windows Server 2016, start with this well-organized and authoritative resource.

Inside you'll find expert insights, tips, tricks and workarounds that will save time and help you get the job done by giving you the right information right now. During the course of reading this book, you will master a number of complex topics, techniques, commands and functions.

Topics covered include:
Using containers, virtualization and nano server
Configuring server roles, services and features
Managing and troubleshooting Active Directory
Creating and managing user, group and computer accounts
Monitoring and tuning performance
Optimizing security settings, policies and templates
And much, much more!!!

Not only will this informative training manual help you become familiar with essential concepts, it'll help you reach new levels of mastery. This is the ideal concise, immediate reference you’ll want with you at all times.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Welcome to Windows Server 2016
Chapter 2. Working with Windows Servers
Chapter 3. Configuring Server Settings
Chapter 4. Understanding Active Directory
Chapter 5. Managing Active Directory
Chapter 6. Maintaining Active Directory
Chapter 7. Accounts: The Essentials
Chapter 8. Managing Account Policies
Chapter 9. Creating Accounts
Chapter 10. Working with Managed Accounts
Chapter 11. Managing Computers, Users and Groups
Chapter 12. Maintaining Your Servers
Chapter 13. Optimizing Server Performance
Chapter 14. Using Group Policy
Chapter 15. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Group Policy
Chapter 16. Optimizing Server Security
Index

William R. Stanek (http: //www.williamrstanek.com) has more than 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. He is a leading technology expert, an award-winning author, and a pretty-darn-good instructional trainer. Over the years, his practical advice has helped millions of programmers, developers, and network engineers all over the world. In 2013, William celebrated the publication of his 150th book.

William has been involved in the commercial Internet community since 1991. His core business and technology experience comes from more than 11 years of military service. He has substantial experience in developing server technology, encryption, and Internet solutions. He has written many technical white papers and training courses on a wide variety of topics. He frequently serves as a subject matter expert and consultant.

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