Reviews for Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit Book/CD Package

1. Excellent!

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, July 12th, 2009

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   Top stuff, book in superb condition and delivery on time
   
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2. Good book, more overview than deeply technical

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, November 12rd, 2008

   Windows 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit
   
   The book is more a broad look at how Terminal Services in Windows 2008 has evolved form inception nearly a decade ago into its current rather form, than a straight list of features you might get in a reference or exam guide. There is plenty of meat here to explain why one feature of Windows 2008 deserves a book in its own right, and anyone responsible for deploying Terminal Services will find its depth and anecdotal comment useful
   As such it is very engaging book from cover to cover and would suit the experienced techie and IT Manager looking to broaden their knowledge and have a bed time read at the same time.
   
   There is a heavy focus on deployment, managing the client experience and security.
   Surprising there is not much mention of the use of terminal services in virtual environment. How one might mix virtual and physical terminal servers and PCs in blade environment, something that is becoming increasingly popular, is only covered in the context of the session broker. The only reference to Microsoft Virtual Server is on the context of the benefit of virtualisation for DR, and not how it interacts with Terminal Services. I would have been happier if the use of thin clients within a Terminal Service environment and all the associates issues therein, such as USBs, use of dual Monitors and printing, had been covered in a real world section.
   The mysteries of licensing, license servers and Client Access Licenses are examined as part of the core build to get you up and running. A definite `must read' section of the book.
   Perhaps in an effort to make the subject or author more amiable, for British tastes it does wonder about a little. For example trying to guess what Yoda from Star Wars might have made of Terminal Services. The final chapter examines best practise and change management - something that belongs in management book and not a technical guide.
   The accompanying CD is also very useful with a lot of Visio add ins for network discovery, as well as the usual sysinternal tools from the Microsoft web site. Bob Childs