Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit - Softcover

Anderson, Christa; Griffin, Kristin

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9780735625853: Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735625859 ISBN 13: 9780735625853

Publisher: Microsoft Press US, 2008

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In-depth and comprehensive, this Resource Kit delivers the information you need to set up, deploy, and manage a Terminal Services farm using Windows Server� 2008. You get authoritative technical insights from Terminal Services experts, including guidance from members of the Microsoft� product team—along with essential scripts and resources on CD.

Get expert advice on how to:

Install and configure role services, and learn how they support business cases
Apply best practices for securing terminal servers and authorizing executables
Use Group Policy to configure a terminal server environment
Redirect devices effectively to make a remote experience feel local
Install and publish applications with TS RemoteApps programs and TS Web Access
Create a secure, fault-tolerant WAN access solution using TS Gateway
Manage terminal servers and user sessions with command-line and graphical tools
Keep server roles available and restorable through change management, including virtualization approaches

CD features:

8 sample VBScript scripts
8 sample Windows PowerShell™ scripts
250+ links to tools and toolkits, documentation, Webcasts, labs, and classes
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions From Desktop to Datacenter eBook
Network diagram and sample files
Sample chapters from related Microsoft Press� books
Fully searchable eBook of this guide

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Synopsis:

In-depth and comprehensive, this RESOURCE KIT delivers the information and resources you need to plan, deploy, administer, and support Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services and server-based applications and clients. You get authoritative guidance direct from those who know the technology best an internationally recognized expert and her peers on the Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services team at Microsoft. You also get essential resources on the companion CD, including scripts and author extras, to help you deploy and manage Terminal Services and server-based applications. If you re serious about Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services, this is the resource you ll use to optimize results from your deployment.

About the Author:

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.

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