Conquer Windows Server 2019 administration---from the inside out!

• Designed to help experienced professionals succeed with Windows Server 2019 in any environment: enterprise, datacenter, cloud, hybrid, and beyond
• Covers powerful Windows Server 2019 innovations for hybrid cloud, security, Application Platform, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI)
• Contains hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds for planning, implementing, and managing Windows Server

Dive into Windows Server 2019--and really put your Windows Server expertise to work. Focusing on Windows Server 2019's most powerful and innovative features, this exceptionally well-organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds--all you need to plan, implement, or manage Windows Server in enterprise, data center, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Fully reflecting Windows Server's 2019 new capabilities for the cloud-first era, Microsoft technology expert Orin Thomas thoroughly covers improvements ranging from security to hybrid cloud environments, faster app innovation to Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI). New or expanded coverage in this edition include the Cloud Shell, Azure software updates, Azure Security Center, VM extensions, VM backup/recovery, Azure Site Recovery updates, Azure nested virtualization, the Windows Subsystem for Linux, the Storage Migration Service, Linux Containers, Kubernetes, Azure Container Options and Repositories, WSSD storage, and more. Coverage includes:

• Optimizing the full Windows Server 2019 lifecycle, from planning and configuration through rollout and administration
• Ensuring fast, reliable upgrades and migrations
• Seamlessly delivering core DNS, DHCP, file, print, storage, and Internet services
• Centrally managing all enterprise DNS and DHCP infrastructure
• Achieving dramatic improvements in storage utilization
• Building flexible cloud and hybrid environments with advanced container and VM features
• Seamlessly integrating Azure IaaS services with Windows Server 2019
• Slashing resource usage and improving availability with Nano Server installations
• Improving configuration management with Desired State Configuration and Chef
• Delivering Active Directory identity, certificate, federation, and rights management services Protecting servers, clients, assets, and users with advanced Windows Server 2019 security features