AppDeploy Founder Bob Kelly Co-Authors the 'Bible' on Windows Vista Deployment.RESTON, Va. -- Bob Kelly, founder of AppDeploy(SM), the Internet's largest free online community of application and computer administrators, has co-authored a new book with Nelson and Danielle Ruest aimed at helping systems administrators better manage Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. deployment projects. The book, titled "Deploying and Administering Windows Vista Bible," provides critical information for administrators and is packed with over 500 pages of best practices, sound techniques, and in-depth guidance. Available now, the book is a must-read for any administrator charged with migrating to Windows Vista and also to those migrating from older Windows operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Due to its complex nature, deploying Windows Vista requires a unique set of skills for IT administrators. Any IT professional looking to the future of their enterprise will benefit from the advice, tips, and reliable information contained in this resource. The book focuses on many free Microsoft technologies, but as it is not a book published by Microsoft there is also detail on freeware Software that is distributed without charge and which may be redistributed without charge by its users. However, ownership is retained by the developer who may change future releases from freeware to a paid product (feeware). See shareware, free software and public domain software. and competitive products. Use of helpful freeware tools is documented in detail, right alongside Microsoft's own offerings. The book also covers planning for deployment, creating basic Windows images, managing licensing and activation activation /ac·ti·va·tion/ (ak?ti-va´shun) 1. the act or process of rendering active. 2. the transformation of a proenzyme into an active enzyme by the action of a kinase or another enzyme. 3. , working with Windows Installer Microsoft's installation system for Windows. The installer, which is available in Visual Studio and other stand-alone programs, compresses the application into .MSI "package" files, and the MSIEXEC.EXE program in the Windows PC performs the installation. Transform files (. , migrating user data, managing Windows images using MDT MDT abbr. Mountain Daylight Time MDT (in the US and Canada) Mountain Daylight Time MDT n abbr (US) (= mountain daylight time) → 2008, and using Windows Deployment services. Also covered is managing change in Vista, administering workstations, securing the workstation, protecting user data, and recovering damaged systems and lost data. Details of "Deploying and Administering Windows Vista Bible," are as follows: Where: The book is available for purchase at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470180218. Who: The book is co-authored by industry expert and AppDeploy founder Bob Kelly, along with Nelson and Danielle Ruest. Bob Kelly is the founder, manager, and moderator moderator - A person, or small group of people, who manages a moderated mailing list or Usenet newsgroup. Moderators are responsible for determining which email submissions are passed on to the list or newsgroup. of the popular AppDeploy application and computer administrator community. He is also a senior product manager for KACE KACE Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange Ltd. (Nairobi, Kenya) KACE Ka-Band Communication Experiment . Bob is a 17-year veteran of the IT industry, focusing on desktop management for the past several years. He is the author of several books, articles, and papers on desktop administration and scripting. Bob is a regular speaker at industry events such as the Microsoft Management Summit and author of the Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment feature team guides which focus on the topic of application deployment. More information on Bob can be found at www.bkelly.com. About AppDeploy AppDeploy is the leading destination for systems management professionals and the Internet's largest community of application and computer administrators. AppDeploy is headquartered in Reston, Virginia Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia. . To learn more about AppDeploy, please visit www.appdeploy.com. Helpful Links * AppDeploy Website (http://www.appdeploy.com) * AppDeploy Training Videos (http://www.appdeploy.com/video/) |
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