About the Author

Matthew Hester, IT Professional Evangelist for Microsoft, has more than a decade of experience with Microsoft core infrastructures products such as Windows, Active Directory, Exchange, and others. He is a contributor to TechNet Magazine. Chris Henley, IT Professional Evangelist for Microsoft, has worked in IT for more than 15 years. Chris specializes in client and server technologies.

Table of Contents

1 Getting Started with Windows Server 2008 R2. 2 Add Server Roles and Functionality. 3 Automating Administrative Tasks with Windows Server 2008 R2. 4 User and Group Maintenance. 5 Directory Management and Replication. 6 Maintaining and Controlling the Centralized Desktop. 7 Folder Security, Access and Replication. 8 Backup and Recovery. 9 Disk Management and Storage. 10 Web Server and Maintenance. 11 Administrating DNS. 12 IP Troubleshooting. 13 Managing Server Remote Access. 14 Maintaining Your Virtual Servers. 15 Performance Tuning and Monitoring. 16 Keeping Your Servers Up to Date.