Windows Server® 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Resource Kit

In-depth and comprehensive, this official Microsoft® RESOURCE KIT delivers the information you need to plan, deploy, and administer Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2. You get authoritative technical guidance from those who know the technology best-leading industry experts and members of the Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Team. Coverage includes scenarios for Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services), virtualizing roles, setting up Remote Desktop Virtualization Host (RDVS), managing application compatibility, customizing and locking down the user experience, using Windows PowerShell™ for configuration and management, administering security features, deploying a farm, publishing resources, managing sessions, and other life cycle issues. In addition, the RESOURCE KIT CD features a fully searchable electronic version of the book, along with sample scripts, white papers, links to tools and videocasts, and other essential resources.

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Christa Anderson is a program manager on the Remote Desktop Virtualization team. A Terminal Services MVP before she joined Microsoft, she was an internationally known writer and speaker on server-hosted computing and a senior contributing editor and columnist for Windows IT Pro Magazine.

Kristin L. Griffin is a Seattle-based independent technical consultant and author who has worked with server based computing for over a decade. She is a Microsoft MVP for Remote Desktop Services, and a contributor and moderator on the Microsoft TechNet Remote Desktop Services Forum.

The Microsoft Remote Desktop Virtualization Team designs, builds, and supports Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services.