Understand the concepts, processes and technologies that will aid in your professional development as a new system administrator. While every information technology culture is specific to its parent organization, there are commonalities that apply to all organizations. The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook, Second Editionlooks at those commonalities and provides a general introduction to critical aspects associated with system administration. It further acts to provide definitions and patterns for common computer terms and acronyms. What You Will Learn Build and manage home networking and plan more complex network environmentsManage the network layer and service architectures as well as network support plansDevelop a server hardware strategy and understand the physical vs. virtual server ecosystemHandle data storage, data strategies and directory services, and central account managementWork with DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6Deploy workstations and printersManage and use antivirus and security management softwareBuild, manage and work with intranets and Internet support servicesWho This Book Is For It is assumed that the reader has little to no experience in a professional information technology environment. | The Accidental Sysadmin Handbook by Eric Kralicek, Paperback | Indigo Chapters