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Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit: Planning, Testing, and Piloting Deployment Projects

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  • Version: 1.0
  • Category: Tool
  • Language: English

This book provides guidelines for planning, testing, and piloting the deployment of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional operating systems in medium and large organizations.

  • The first of six books in the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit, this book provides guidelines for planning, testing, and piloting the deployment of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional operating systems in medium and large organizations. IT professionals can use this book to create a comprehensive project plan, which serves as a framework for designing and deploying complex technologies and operating system features. A key component of this book is a roadmap that summarizes each of the chapters in the kit. The roadmap can be used to match business solutions with the design guidelines discussed in the kit. In addition, because testing and piloting are critical tasks in any deployment project, this book contains guidelines for designing and setting up a test lab, testing applications and resolving application compatibility issues, and designing and implementing a pilot project.

    This page contains the following files for download:
    • Book Cover (front)
    • Introduction
    • Ch 1: Planning for Deployment
    • Ch 2: Designing a Test Environment
    • Ch 3: Planning and Testing for Application Deployment
    • Ch 4: Designing a Pilot Project
    • Glossary
    • Index
    • Entire book as a .zip file
    • Job aids and worksheets to use with the book

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01_Front.doc
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20 KB
02_Intro.doc
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949 KB
03_CHAPTER_1_Planning_for_Deployment.doc
SHA1: 4f65861ebcba3cd7703d4caad4c2b1709f068d5c
568 KB
04_CHAPTER_2_Designing_a_Test_Environment.doc
SHA1: 04ffe4ac8271d87e69158195c4adce6b8f87b116
1.43 MB
05_CHAPTER_3_Planning_and_Testing_for_Application_Deployment.doc
SHA1: 5d2787ba1e28547883b1bd45bd30390a7c52ff1b
1.36 MB
06_CHAPTER_4_Designing_a_Pilot_Project.doc
SHA1: 8ac741a9004d89107a6b0049d63ef8ca9689fc3f
835 KB
07_Glossary.doc
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37 KB
08_Index.doc
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29 KB
Job_Aids_Planning_Testing_and_Piloting_Deployment_Projects.zip
SHA1: 9ebbe415fd92db0ae7861604b7b6fa725fd9bd31
47 KB
Planning_Testing_and_Piloting_Deployment_Projects.zip
SHA1: 2ff6abf1e428ae409481bff466bb89c3cb23b52a
5.18 MB

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Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003

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