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Mastering Windows Server 2019 - Second Edition

By : Jordan Krause
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Mastering Windows Server 2019 - Second Edition

By: Jordan Krause

Overview of this book

Mastering Windows Server 2019 – Second Edition covers all of the essential information needed to implement and utilize this latest-and-greatest platform as the core of your data center computing needs. You will begin by installing and managing Windows Server 2019, and by clearing up common points of confusion surrounding the versions and licensing of this new product. Centralized management, monitoring, and configuration of servers is key to an efficient IT department, and you will discover multiple methods for quickly managing all of your servers from a single pane of glass. To this end, you will spend time inside Server Manager, PowerShell, and even the new Windows Admin Center, formerly known as Project Honolulu. Even though this book is focused on Windows Server 2019 LTSC, we will still discuss containers and Nano Server, which are more commonly related to the SAC channel of the server platform, for a well-rounded exposition of all aspects of using Windows Server in your environment. We also discuss the various remote access technologies available in this operating system, as well as guidelines for virtualizing your data center with Hyper-V. By the end of this book, you will have all the ammunition required to start planning for, implementing, and managing Windows.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Containers and Nano Server

Many of the new technologies included in Windows Server 2019 are designed to reflect capabilities provided by cloud computing, bringing your private clouds to life and granting you the ability to produce the same solutions given to you by public cloud providers within your own physical infrastructure. The last few iterations of the Server operating system have also revolved around virtualization, and the idea of application containers is something that taps into both of these mindsets. Application containers are going to make the deployment of applications more streamlined, more secure, and more efficient. Containers are a relatively new idea in the Microsoft world, and I haven't heard many IT admins talking about it yet, but that will soon change. This is something that has been enhancing Linux computing for a while now, and this newest Windows...