Recently, a reader asked a good question: How do Windows
Server 2016: The Administrator's Reference and Windows Server 2016: IT Pro
Library differ?
The short answer is that they are completely different
texts, written separately from start to finish, while both covering Windows
Server 2016. An IT Pro could own both sets, or the individual books in each
set, to round out and complete their library.
More specifically, Windows Server 2016: The Administrator’s
Reference provides over 250,000 words covering Microsoft's latest server
operating system and includes the two IT Pro Solutions books I've written for
Windows Server 2016:
1. Windows Server 2016: Essentials for Administration
2. Windows Server 2016: Server Infrastructure
The IT Pro Solutions books are practical and precise
hands-on guides with ready answers for IT professionals. You get fast answers and quick instruction.
Windows Server 2016: IT Pro Library provides over 500,000
words covering Microsoft’s latest server operating system and includes the four
Tech Artisans books I've written for Windows Server 2016:
1. Windows Server 2016: Installing & Configuring
2. Windows Server 2016: Storage Solutions
3. Windows Server 2016: Essential Services
4. Windows Server 2016: Domain Infrastructure
The Tech Artisans books are in-depth, authoritative references
that are meant to be comprehensive. You get expert-level guidance, deep
technical advice, timely solutions, and insightful workarounds.
As when I wrote both Pocket Consultants and Inside Outs on
topics for Microsoft, the materials in the Administrator's Reference and the IT
Pro Library are completely separate from each other. Although coverage of
topics do overlap, the materials in each resource is meant to be unique and
stand on its own. Frequently, the materials are written to complement each
other. A good example of this? Compare the coverage of accounts in the
Administrator’s Reference with the coverage of accounts in the IT Pro Library.
In Windows Server 2016: Essentials for Administration, which
is part of the Administrator’s Reference, you’ll find
Chapter 7. Accounts: The Essentials
Chapter 8. Managing Account Policies
Chapter 9. Creating Accounts
Chapter 10. Working with Managed Accounts
Chapter 11. Managing Computers, Users and Groups
In Book 4 of the IT Pro Library, you’ll find
Chapter 1. Working with Domain User Accounts
Chapter 2. Managing User and Service Accounts
Chapter 3. Managing Groups and Computers
Both resources provide about 100 pages on accounts. However,
the focus and coverage is completely different. Although you could read either
set of chapters on its own and gain a wealth of knowledge on the subject,
reading both sets of chapters provides a broader, more detailed picture of
account management. This is because the two sets of chapters were written to
complement, inform and enrich each other while also allowing for the sets to
stand on their own.
Throughout the books, you’ll find many more topics that are
written in this way. Many more areas where the two sets of books complement,
inform and enrich each other. This is as designed.
Thanks for reading. You'll find my books at all major retailers and online, including:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
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William R. Stanek
Is the Windows Server 2016 IT Pro Library available in print edition ? I have not found it - only Kindle on Amazon. Thanks
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