{"product_id":"9781617291197","title":"Learn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical, hands-on tutorial designed for IT pros new to Active Directory. It skips the theory and concentrates on the day-to-day administration tasks you need to know to keep your network running smoothly. Just set aside an hour a day for a month—lunchtime would be perfect—and you'll be comfortable and productive with Active Directory before you know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of your Windows network is Active Directory, the control center for administration, security, and other core management functions. If you're new to Active Directory administration—or if you find yourself unexpectedly thrust into that role—you'll need to get up to speed fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches\u003c\/i\u003e is a hands-on tutorial designed for IT pros new to Active Directory. Without assuming previous administration experience, the book starts by walking you through the most important day-to-day system management tasks. You'll learn how to administer AD both from the GUI tools built into Windows and by using PowerShell at the command line. Along the way, you'll touch on best practices for managing user access, setting group policies, automating backups, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book assumes no prior experience with Active Directory or Windows administration. Examples are based in Windows Server 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePurchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADM tasks you'll need every day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGUI and command line techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContent tested by new administrators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWell-illustrated, clearly explained examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Siddaway \u003c\/b\u003eis an experienced all-around Windows administrator with two decades of experience. He's the author of \u003ci\u003ePowerShell in Practice andPowerShell and WMI\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePowerShell in Depth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 1 MANAGING ACTIVE DIRECTORY DATA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eBefore you begin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating user accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging user accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshooting users and groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging computer accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging organizational units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 2 MANAGING GROUP POLICY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eCreating Group Policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging Group Policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine-grained password policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 3 MANAGING THE ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eCreating domain controllers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging domain controllers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtecting AD data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity: Default groups and delegation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging DNS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging sites and subnets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAD replication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging AD trusts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 4 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cli\u003eTroubleshooting your AD \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaintaining and monitoring Active Directory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuture work and final exam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInto the cloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Manning Publications Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041962934512,"sku":"9781617291197","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617291197_p0.jpg?v=1763857131","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617291197","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}