MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration: Exam #70-642 [With CDROM]

Chapters and material are fairly straight forward and easy to understand. The labs in the book are well laid out and self-explanatory. They are great to use with a virtual server setup. Used this book along with Transcender practice exams to pass the 70-291 exam.

This has to be the best written textbook that I have read. Mike explains in great detail the point he is trying to get at. With Microsofts version, you do not get a clear view of what they are trying to point out. This textbook is easy to understand and read by not using terms that would go over your head. The exercises are worth doing because you get something out of each one, giving you a clear understanding how Server 2008 works. I recommend this textbook to not only a student, but to administrators that are just beginning to explore Server 2008 and its functions and roles. I look forward to the Second Edition and other books that Mike writes.

This book was exactly what I wanted and was much cheaper then what I would have had to pay in College.

as long as you have taken Active Directory...etc all the basics that are required over all this is a good book