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Windows Server Inside Out

Updated for Windows Server 2025
By:Orin Thomas
Publisher:Pearson Technology Group
Print ISBN:9780135345894
eText ISBN:9780135345979
Edition:1
Copyright:2026
Format:Reflowable

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Conquer Windows Server from the inside out!

Dive into Windows Server and really put your Windows expertise to work with this definitive guide to mastering all supported versions of the Windows Server operating system, including the latest— Windows Server 2025. Authored by Orin Thomas, a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, this comprehensive resource covers both longstanding and new features of Windows Server. You will gain valuable skills in planning, implementing, and managing Windows Server across enterprise, datacenter, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Windows Server Inside Out offers insights into optimizing the Windows Server life cycle, ensuring smooth upgrades and migrations, and integrating Windows Server with Azure. With hundreds of solutions, tips, and workarounds, you’ll be equipped to enhance infrastructure services, bolster security, and efficiently troubleshoot common issues.

  • Optimize the full Windows Server life cycle from planning to administration
  • Ensure fast, reliable upgrades and migrations from previous versions
  • Integrate Windows Server into hybrid environments with Azure Arc
  • Administer and secure Active Directory deployments
  • Manage critical on-premises infrastructure services like DNS and DHCP
  • Protect servers and users with advanced Windows Server security features
  • Monitor performance and perform backup/recovery using Azure tools
  • Troubleshoot common Windows Server problems efficiently
  • Deploy and manage resilient Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure

For experienced IT professionals

  • Your role: Systems administrators or related positions who work with Windows Server workloads in on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments
  • Prerequisites: Intermediate understanding of Windows Server operating system and Azure services