Sample chapters

Understanding the IPv6 Header

• Jun 15, 2012
• This chapter from Understanding IPv6, 3rd Edition covers the structure of an IPv6 packet, the IPv6 header, IPv6 extension headers, IPv6 MTU, and upper-layer checksums.

Building Mobile Websites

• May 15, 2012
• This chapter from Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise provides bits and pieces of code for some of the most common practices employed today to build mobile websites.

How Windows Debuggers Work

• May 15, 2012
• This chapter from Inside Windows Debugging explains several debugging types and mechanisms in Windows and how they work at the system level.

Pillars of a Mobile Strategy

• May 15, 2012
• This chapter from Architecting Mobile Solutions for the Enterprise outlines the main aspects of a mobile strategy both in a B2C and a B2B scenario.

Software Development in Windows

• May 15, 2012
• This chapter from Inside Windows Debugging introduces some common terminology as well as several important layers (Kernel, Executive, NTDLL, Win32, COM/.NET) in the Windows architecture and software development landscape.

SQL Windowing

• Apr 15, 2012
• This chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions provides the background of window functions, a glimpse of solutions using them, coverage of the elements involved in window specifications, an account of the query elements supporting window functions, and a description of the standard’s solution for reusing window definitions.

MCTS 70-662 Rapid Review: Installing and Configuring Exchange Servers

• Mar 15, 2012
• This chapter covers the objectives in Exam MCTS 70-662 for installing and configuring Exchange servers.

MCTS 70-680 Rapid Review: Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7

• Mar 15, 2012
• This chapter reviews the objectives of MCTS Exam 70-680, including how to perform a clean installation, upgrade to Windows 7 from previous versions of Windows, and migrate user profiles.

Microsoft Windows Security

• Mar 15, 2012
• In this chapter from Windows Internals, Part 1, 6th Edition, learn how every aspect of the design and implementation of Microsoft Windows was influenced in some way by the stringent requirements of providing robust security.

SharePoint 2010 Real-World Projects: Building a Basic FAQ Solution

• Mar 15, 2012
• This chapter from Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Creating and Implementing Real World Projects steps through the process of creating a basic FAQ solution using SharePoint Foundation. This solution relies on some of the basic features in SharePoint Foundation and will highlight simple things you can implement in any solution to provide large benefits.

Implementing Policy-Based Management in Microsoft SQL Server

• Feb 15, 2012
• Policy-Based Management is an extensible and scalable configuration framework that you can use to manage servers, databases, and other objects in your data environments. As an administrator, you need to be very familiar with how Policy-Based Management technology works, and that’s exactly what this chapter is about.

Managing Your SQL Servers

• Feb 15, 2012
• In this chapter from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Pocket Consultant, you will learn how to use SQL Server Management Studio.

The Microsoft Manual of Style: The User Interface

• Jan 15, 2012
• As natural user interfaces develop, writing and editing content for the interface will undoubtedly generate the need for a new style and new terminology. This version of The Microsoft Manual of Style introduces the first wave of this new style and terminology with the intent to set some groundwork for future guidelines.

Cube Functions in Microsoft Excel 2010

• Dec 22, 2011
• This chapter from Microsoft Excel 2010 Formulas and Functions Inside Out covers cube functions in Microsoft Excel 2010.

Industrial Case Study: Moving to Commercial Off-the-Shelf and Open-Source Software Usage in Telecommunications

• Dec 22, 2011
• In this software change management case study, you are the lead software engineer in the Engineering division responsible for developing a new switching system. This chapter from Software Change Management: Case Studies and Practical Advice offers insights into how to spot, quantify, and deal with controversial issues related to off-the-shelf and open-source software usage in telecommunications.

Planning the Exchange Server 2010 Infrastructure

• Dec 22, 2011
• In this chapter from MCITP 70-663 Exam Ref: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 you'll learn about the different models for on-premises and cloud-based deployments, DNS requirements, how to translate Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements into design decisions, and whether you need to plan Exchange federation. You'll learn how to design an appropriate topology, design a Mailbox server deployment, design a Client Access Server deployment, and plan a deployment to meet any transition and coexistence requirements.

Software Change Management Industrial Case Study: Utility Moving to the Clouds

• Dec 22, 2011
• Your task in this case study from Software Change Management: Case Studies and Practical Advice is to lead an internal team that has been asked by management to determine whether or not to use cloud computing to provide basic services for your firm and its customers.

Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4: Designing the Presentation Layer

• Dec 17, 2011
• In this chapter from MCPD 70-518 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4, you will learn some of the important aspects of designing a Presentation layer. You will learn to choose between Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for the technology used to build the Presentation layer, to design application layout and workflow, to handle data within the Presentation layer, and to develop a well-crafted and responsive user experience.

Working with Web Pages in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010

• Dec 15, 2011
• This chapter from Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Step by Step introduces the basic concepts of wiki pages, Web Part pages, and Web Parts. Using the browser, you will learn how to view wiki pages and Web Part pages in different ways, as well as how to change the appearance of these pages by adding and removing static text and images and adding and removing Web Parts.

Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4: Designing the Application Architecture

• Oct 17, 2011
• Tony Northrup walks you through how to design your application architecture in this chapter from MCPD 70-519 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4.