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Creating the Secure Managed Desktop: Using Group Policy, Softgrid, and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Other Management Tools View Larger Image | Jeremy Moskowitz
Sybex, Paperback, Published May 2008, 648 pages, ISBN 0470277645 | List Price: $49.99
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Secure and manage every desktop in your network
If you're managing multiple desktops and users in a Windows enterprisenetwork,
this book is for you. Going beyond the fundamentals, Group Policy MVP and desktop
management expert Jeremy Moskowitz explores Windows® tools and technologies
that will make your IT life easier, including Microsoft SoftGrid Application
Virtualization, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Windows Server Update Services,
Windows SteadyState, the Group Policy Preference Extensions, and a host of other
tools that manage, diagnose, configure, update, and protect multiple desktops
in an Active Directory network.
You'll learn to automate tasks, set and control thousands of settings, manage
user profiles, lock down systems, and keep a consistent experience for users
as they move from one computer to another—while increasing their efficiency
and lowering your cost of maintenance. This must-have reference is packed with
the techniques, tips, and best practices you need.
• Set up local, roaming, and mandatory profiles for all your Windows clients,
and manage those profiles with Group Policy settings
• Create a managed desktop using Redirected Folders, Offline Files, and the
Synchronization Manager
• Use Group Policy Software Installation (GPSI) and the Windows Installer Service
to install managed software, and leverage Windows Server® Update Services
(WSUS) for OS patch management
• Harness SoftGrid Application Virtualization and learn which applications to
virtualize and which to avoid
• Sequence and deploy applications for online and offline SoftGrid Clients
• Secure, protect, and remediate your remote computers and laptops with Network
Access Protection (NAP)
• Perform a lockdown with Windows SteadyState and Windows Disk Protection
Coverage Includes:
• Roaming Profiles for Windows XP and Windows Vista, RedirectingFolders and
Using Offline Files, Software Deployment Using Group Policy and SoftGrid Application
Virtualization
• Master Advanced Security
• Configurations: Network Access Protection (NAP), Windows SteadyState (with
Windows Disk Protection), Restrict Hardware, MBSA Security Analyzer, and Patch
Management with WSUS
• Go Beyond Group Policy:
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, SoftGrid Management Console, Advanced
Sequencing, Deploying Printers, and Implementing Shadow Copies
Table of Contents
1. Deploying Windows with Style.
2. Profiles: Local, Roaming and Mandatory.
3. Implementing a Managed Desktop, Part 1.
4. The Managed Desktop, Part 2.
5. Application Virtualization and SoftGrid Essentials.
6. SoftGrid: Beyond the Basics.
7. SoftGrid Sequencing Secrets.
8. Client Security with WSUS 3.0 and MBSA.
9. Network Access Protection with Group Policy.
10. Finishing Touches with Group Policy.
11. Lockdown with Steady State.
About the Author
Jeremy Moskowitz, Group Policy MVP, is the Chief Propeller-Head for Moskowitz,
inc., and GPanswers.com. He is a nationally recognized authority on Windows
Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, and other Windows management topics.
He is one of less than a dozen Microsoft MVPs in Group Policy. He runs GPanswers.com,
ranked by Computerworld as a "Top 20 Resource for Microsoft IT Professionals."
Jeremy frequently contributes to Microsoft TechNet Magazine, Windows IT Pro
magazine, and Redmond magazine. Jeremy is a sought-after speaker at many industry
conferences and, in his training workshops, helps thousands of administrators
every year do more with Group Policy. Contact Jeremy by visiting GPanswers.com.
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