Sample chapters

Active Directory Administrator's Pocket Consultant: Deploying Writable Domain Controllers

• Jan 14, 2009
• William Stanek provides tips and techniques for adding and removing writable domain controllers.

Programming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Plug-ins

• Dec 15, 2008
• In this chapter from Programming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, learn the role or plug-ins in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

Dynamic Chart Presentation Solutions That Pack a Punch in Microsoft Office Excel 2007

• Dec 10, 2008
• This chapter from Create Dynamic Charts in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and Beyond shows you how to create solutions in Microsoft Excel 2007 that have a powerful effect.

DML and DDL Triggers in in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

• Nov 12, 2008
• Learn how to create DML triggers that execute when you add, modify, or remove rows in a table, in this lesson from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Step by Step. You will also learn how to create DDL triggers that execute when DDL commands are executed or users log in to an instance.

Logging and Systems Management in Microsoft .NET Framework Application Development Foundation

• Nov 12, 2008
• Learn how to manage an event log by using the System.Diagnostics namespace, manage system processes and monitor the performance of a .NET Framework application by using the diagnostics functionality of the .NET Framework, debug and trace a .NET Framework application by using the System.Diagnostics namespace, and embed management information and events into a .NET Framework application, in this chapter from MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework Application Development Foundation, 2nd Edition.

Data Warehousing in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

• Oct 29, 2008
• This chapter from Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2008 explains what data warehousing is and why you should care about it, and then shows how to take advantage of specific Microsoft SQL Server 2008 data warehousing features.

Team, Meet SharePoint

• Oct 29, 2008
• In this chapter from Seamless Teamwork: Using Microsoft SharePoint Technologies to Collaborate, Innovate, and Drive Business in New Ways, you will gain a snapshot overview of how the different parts of the SharePoint team site will be used, set up alerts to pull you back into the SharePoint site, enter your context and contact details into SharePoint, find the overlap in everyone’s working day, establish and document a virtual teamworking protocol, start using the team blog, and learn how to work with SharePoint when offline.

Table Expressions in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL

• Oct 22, 2008
• The focus of this chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals is SELECT queries against table expressions. This chapter also introduces the APPLY table operator used in conjunction with a table expression.

Design Principles and Patterns for Software Engineering with Microsoft .NET

• Oct 15, 2008
• This chapter from Microsoft .NET - Architecting Applications for the Enterprise offers a quick tutorial about software engineering. It first outlines some basic principles that should always inspire the design of a modern software system and then discusses principles of object-oriented design.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Communication Foundation: Sessions and Instancing

• Sep 24, 2008
• This chapter from MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-503): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Communication Foundation answers the question of how sessions function within the WCF world. It also describes the various instancing options and the implications each choice has on the available functionality.

Remote Management in Windows Server 2008 Server Core

• Sep 17, 2008
• This chapter from Windows Server 2008 Server Core Administrator's Pocket Consultant examines each of these remote administration methods and demonstrates how to set them up and use them to manage Server Core.

Using Advanced Find in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

• Sep 10, 2008
• In this chapter from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Step by Step, you will learn to harness the power of the Advanced Find tool by creating a query, saving it as a system view that can be shared with others, and updating multiple records in the results set.

Agile Portfolio Project Management

• Jul 16, 2008
• In this chapter from Agile Portfolio Management, learn why certain project management practices need to be removed or adjusted while new agile management practices need to be acquired. These new skills are necessary for a true agile organizational transformation.

Agile Software Development

• Jul 16, 2008
• This chapter from Agile Portfolio Management defines what agile software development stands for and looks at the key practices of agile development from a managerss perspective.

MCTS Self-Paced Training: Styles and Animation in Windows Presentation Foundation

• Jul 9, 2008
• In this chapter from MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-502): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Presentation Foundation, you'll learn to use two aspects of WPF programming that take full advantage of the system's visual capabilities: styles and animation.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Security Basics

• Jun 18, 2008
• This chapter from Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Administrator's Companion, 2nd Edition offers ideas about how to add complexity and create hindrances to those who wish to attack your network over port 25.

Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises: A Case Study in Complexity

• May 7, 2008
• Roger Sessions discusses one of the largest and most complex systems yet tackled by any government organization—the National Program for Information Technology (NPfIT), a program run by the British Government’s National Health Service (NHS).

Implementing Disk Management in Windows Server 2008

• Apr 16, 2008
• In this chapter from Windows Server 2008 Administrator's Companion, learn about the physical aspects of storage: the disk subsystem and how you manage and administer it. This includes disks, partitions, and volumes, along with logical drives. Also covered are the special features of the NTFS file system, including encryption and quotas. Throughout this chapter, the authors cover both the graphical way to do things and the command-line way.

Architecture of Windows Group Policy for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

• Mar 5, 2008
• There have been some radical changes to the underlying implementation of Group Policy with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Although the core dependencies have not changed, the core engine of Group Policy has changed for the better, as Derek Melber explains in this chapter from Windows Group Policy Resource Kit: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.

Creating Your Own Web Browser in Less Than Five Minutes with Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition

• Mar 5, 2008
• In this chapter from Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition: Build a Program Now!, you’ll learn how to build your own basic Web browser, and you’ll be able to do it in five minutes or less!