Free eBook: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals

Free eBook: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT ProfessionalsTitle: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals
Author: Ed Bott
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: 10/14/2013
Pages: 136
ISBN: 978-0-7356-8427-0
PDF: Microsoft Press ebook Introducing Windows ITPro PDF.pdf
Size: 9.3 MB
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here for download

OTHER FORMATS

  • ePUB – coming soon (same URL above).
  • Mobi (Kindle) – coming soon (same URL above).
  • Hard copy – available from Amazon.com on 11/04/2013 for $8.99 US.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. An overview of Windows 8.1
  2. The Windows 8.1 user experience
  3. Deploying Windows 8.1
  4. Security in Windows 8.1
  5. Internet Explorer 11
  6. Delivering Windows Store apps
  7. Recovery options in Windows 8.1
  8. Windows 8.1 and networks
  9. Virtualization in Windows 8.1
  10. Windows RT 8.1
  11. Managing mobile devices

DESCRIPTION

The goal in this book is to help you on the upgrade path by presenting the
facts and features about Windows 8.1 as clearly as possible. If you’ve been living in an environment built around a previous version of Windows, you have a lot to absorb in the transition to Windows 8.1. This book tries to lay out those facts in as neutral a fashion as possible, starting with an overview of the operating system, explaining the many changes to the user experience, and diving deep into deployment and management tools where it’s necessary.

By design, this book focuses on things that are new, with a special emphasis on
topics of interest to IT pros. So you might find fewer tips and tricks about the new user experience than your users want but more about management, deployment, and security—which ultimately is what matters to the long-term well-being of the company you work for.

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Download – Introducing Windows 8 eBook

eBook - Introducint Windows 8: An Overview for IT ProfessionalsTitle: Introducing Windows 8 – An Overview for IT Professionals
Free Preview
Author: Jerry Honeycutt
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: © 2012 by Microsoft Corporation
Pages: 147
ISBN: 978-0-7356-7050-1
File size: 6.44 MB
Price: FREE preview*
Download URL: Click here for download

* This preview is the first 11 chapters

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Overview
  • Chapter 2: Experiencing Windows 8
  • Chapter 3: Windows 8 for IT Pros
  • Chapter 4: Preparing for Deployment
  • Chapter 5: Deploying Windows 8
  • Chapter 6: Delivering Windows Apps
  • Chapter 7: Windows 8 Recovery
  • Chapter 8: Windows 8 Management
  • Chapter 9: Windows 8 Security
  • Chapter 10: Internet Explorer 10
  • Chapter 11: Windows 8 Virtualization

Description

The Windows 8 operating system is the newest member of the Microsoft Windows family. It differs from earlier Windows releases as much for what it does not change as for what it does change. That is, the features that IT pros loved about Windows 7 are still there in Windows 8—just better. The same keyboard shortcuts, management tools, security features, and deployment options are available in Windows 8. But in many cases, Windows 8 improves them in intuitive and significant ways. Some examples are the ribbon in File Explorer and faster disk encryption when using BitLocker Drive Encryption. This book describes these enhancements plus many of the new features in Windows 8.

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Download – Free Introducing Server 2012 eBook

eBook - Introducing Windows Server 2012Title: Introducing Windows Server 2012
RTM Edition

Author: Mitch Tulloch w/ the Windows Server Team
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: © September 2012 by Microsoft Corporation
Pages: 256
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7356-7535-3
File size: PDF (17.7 MB) also in EPUB & MOBI
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here for download

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 The business need for Windows Server 2012
  • Chapter 2 Foundation for building your private cloud
  • Chapter 3 Highly available, easy-to-manage multi-server platform
  • Chapter 4 Deploy web applications on premises and in the cloud
  • Chapter 5 Enabling the modern workstyle

Note: This is an updated version of the eBook. The previous version was based on the Server 2012 beta. This version of the eBook is based on the RTM (Released To Manufacturing) / final code.

If you prefer a hard copy of the book, you can order it here for $14.99 from the official distributor, O’Reilly Media.

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eBook - Introducing Windows Server 2012Title: Introducing Windows Server 2012
Based on Beta 
Author: Mitch Tulloch w/ the Windows Server Team
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: © June 2012 by Microsoft Corporation
Pages: 256
Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7356-6975-8
File size: PDF (17.5 MB) also in EPUB & MOBI
Price: FREE
Download URL: Click here for download

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 The business need for Windows Server 2012
  • Chapter 2 Foundation for building your private cloud
  • Chapter 3 Highly available, easy-to-manage multi-server platform
  • Chapter 4 Deploy web applications on premises and in the cloud
  • Chapter 5 Enabling the modern workstyle

Note: This book is also available in hard copy for $14.99 from O’Reilly

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