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Are you looking to learn more about operating systems and enterprise environments? This is a great place to start! Meet the Expert - He is a Windows XP Expert Zone Community columnist and has years of system administration experience with a specialty in combined Windows and UNIX networks. |
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Charlie Russel
is a chemist by education, an electrician by trade, a UNIX sysadmin and Oracle DBA because he raised his hand when he should have known better, an IT director and consultant by default and a writer by choice. As such, he is the author of more than two dozen computer books on operating systems and enterprise environments, including Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Administrator's Companion and Oracle DBA Backup and Recovery Quick Reference. He has also written numerous white papers and case studies on Microsoft.com and is a regular columnist for the Windows XP ExpertZone.
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 Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules by Steve McConnell --
A classic software development book about the perils, pitfalls and possibilities of rapid development. Probably not as well known as his Code Complete, but this one got me thinking about the whole subject. The short (9 page) section "Classic Mistakes Enumerated" should be required reading for anyone who is involved with developing code -- from the programmer right up through upper management. It is also very valuable for IT pros whose projects face many of the same perils.
 Writing Secure Code by Michael Howard and David LeBlanc --
Absolutely essential if you're writing an application that will run in the real world today, or even if your role is only to protect and secure your network. As an IT manager and consultant, I found this book an essential to understanding the risks that applications introduce into my network.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide: Automating System Administration Out of Print by Microsoft Corporation --
Written for Windows 2000, but still very much applicable, this is THE book to give an IT person who is finally waking up to the need to script in the Windows environment. Both a fantastic learning tool and an outstanding reference, this book will be pored over when you first get it, and then stay on the shelf right above your workstation, ready to grab at a moment's notice.
 Win32 Perl Scripting: The Administrator's Handbook by Dave Roth --
Somewhat out of date now, but this is the book that convinced me I could do my system administration on Windows in a language I could love.
 Mastering Regular Expressions, 3rd Edition by Jeffrey E. F. Friedl --
An updated version of the best book on the subject ever written. When I first came across the first edition of this book I was a full-time practicing UNIX system administrator, and I thought I knew and understood regular expressions. Wrong. I learned a ton from this book and I continue to every time I pick it up.
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of print. This link is to the current edition)
 Deploying Secure 802.11 Wireless Networks with Microsoft Windows by Joseph Davies --
Anyone who thinks that it isn't possible to deploy wireless networking securely needs to read this book. If Microsoft, arguably one of the top ten targets for hackers in the world, can deploy wireless everywhere on their campus, as they have, then it can be done. Based on the actual deployment of wireless networking at Microsoft, and the lessons learned from that deployment, this book has what it takes to deploy wireless securely from the largest networks down to practical guidance for the small office. A must-read for any administrator tasked with deploying wireless securely.
 Microsoft Windows Desktop Deployment Resource Kit by Jerry Honeycutt --
Everything you ever wanted to know about deploying Windows XP and Office 2003 in your environment. Jerry covers both the methods and the specific techniques of deploying in a Windows environment and while focused around Windows XP and Office 2003, it is also applicable to earlier versions.
by Joseph Davies --
While written around understanding and implementing IPv6 in a Windows environment, this book is still the best introduction to IPv6 for any environment, even a pure Linux/UNIX one.
 Degunking Windows, 2nd Edition by Joli Ballew and Jeff Duntemann --
A useful and practical guide to spring-cleaning your PC, this book is well written and digestible by the home user, but also provides useful advice for the IT professional.
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of print. This link is to the current edition)
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