: James starts by giving you a nuts-and-bolts background understanding of this terrific Microsoft product, including: * installation * configuring Domain Name Systems (DNS) * terminology * basic security and maintenance Then he shows you how to: * manage and monitor Group Policy Objects (GPO) to support users’ accounts * * modify and manipulate accounts using Account Automation * backup and recover "lost" data * automate your system measuresystem performance Finally he takes you on an in-depth tour of advanced concepts that utilize: * Server Core * Read-Only domain controllers * Server Manager * Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Server 2008 gives you tools unavailable in previous versions of Active Directory. For example, you can create an extranet directory for outside users that separates them from the enterprise server. And you can use Lightweight Directory Services and Active Directory Rights Management Services to protect documents from insecure distribution such as printing or forwarding email, opening, modifying, printing, or taking other actions. In no time, you'll be an expert administering Windows Server 2008 roles and features James Conrad's training in mapped to Microsoft MCTS exam 70-640. Passing the exam also moves you closer to two MCITP certifications: (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator and (MCITP): Server Administrator. Exam pack 70-640 contains the following videos: * Series Introduction * Introduction to Active Directory * Installing Active Directory * Server Core * Read Only Domain Controllers * Operations Masters * Domain Functional Level, Forest Functional Level * Automating Active Directory Accounts Part 1 (free video!) * Automating Active Directory Accounts Part 2 * Managing User Accounts * Groups and Computer Accounts * Replication and Sites * UPN and Trusts * Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services * Active Directory Rights Management Services * Active Directory Federation Services * DNS Part 1 * DNS Part 2 * Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services Part 1 * Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services Part 2 * Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services Part 3 * Configuring Backup and Recovery * Backup and Active Directory Maintenance * Create and Apply Group Policy Objects * GPO Account and Audit Policy * GPO Software and Templates * Monitoring Active Directory