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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 Edition looks 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 environments
Manage the network layer and service architectures as well as network support plans
Develop a server hardware strategy and understand the physical vs. virtual server ecosystem
Handle data storage, data strategies and directory services, and central account management
Work with DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6
Deploy workstations and printers
Manage and use antivirus and security management software
Build, manage and work with intranets and Internet support services

Who This Book Is For
It is assumed that the reader has little to no experience in a professional information technology environment.

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1. Introduction 2. Home Networking 3. Planning a Network Environment 4. Network Layer Architecture 5. Network Service Architecture 6. Network Support Plan 7. Server Hardware Strategy 8. Physical vs. Virtual Server Environments 9. Data Storage Tech and User Data Strategy 10. Directory Services and Central Account Mgmt 11. DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6 12. Deploying Workstations and Printers 13. Antivirus and Security Management 14. Intranet, Internet Support Services

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"Kralicek instead gives a thorough grounding on sysadmin tasks, networking technologies, and various servers and services ... . the higher-level overview presented in most chapters will be a useful introduction to essential areas for many people who have IT responsibility thrust upon them. ... this handbook could help you put your organisation´s IT in a saner and safer state, and save unnecessary problems." (The MagPi, Issue 47, July, 2016)

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