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Category: Books
Book review Managing Virtual Infrastructure with Veeam One
I had the opportunity to review this book published by Packt Publishing and written by Kevin L. Sapp.
I have no affiliation with either the author nor Packt publishing.
This book provides you with steps to install and configure Veeam ONE. From configuring this product to generating reports. It is all described in detail as we are accustomed from Packt books. However, if your looking for troubleshooting tips this book will leave you with some unanswered questions as this book has only basic troubleshooting steps.
It is a good read and explains all the basics you need for a basic installation and configuration of Veeam ONE.
Book review: Hyper-V security
I had the opportunity to review this book published by Packt Publishing and written by Eric Siron / Andy Syrewicze.
I have no affiliation with either the author nor Packt publishing.
This book provides you with steps to secure your Hyper-V installation. From securing the Hyper-V host, Virtual Machines running on the Hyper-V host to securing the network and storage. All facets of the Hyper-V environment are explained and touched. This book also touches securing your SCVMM environment.
If your looking for troubleshooting tips while configuring the security this book will leave you with unanswered questions.
It is a good read and explains all the basics you need to do to secure your Hyper-V environment.
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Book Review: Citrix XenMobile Device Management
I had the opportunity to review this book published by Packt Publishing and written by Akash Phoenix.
I have no affiliation with either the author nor Packt publishing.
This book takes you through the installation and configuration of all necessary products and explains it in simple layman’s terms(with pictures and clear text). Configuring NetScaler, licensing and certificates are discussed. Also some really basic troubleshooting steps are provided in the small but very easy to read book.
What I miss in this book is an in depth approach to all the features XenMobile has to offer. Troubleshooting chapter (1 page) is really basic and doesn’t provide anything you really need to check when the *@# hits the fan….
If you don’t have any understanding of Citrix XenMobile Device Management this is a must have to start with. Every step is clearly explained and detailed what to configure. For the more experienced Citrix XenMobile admin this book can be too easy and misses the depth for configuring and advanced troubleshooting of this great product.
Book review Citrix XenDesktop 7 cookbook
Packt publishing contacted me recently to review a new book they published on Citrix XenDesktop 7.
Gaspare A. Silvestri has written this book and does explain all the various settings and features of XenDesktop 7. Even if you aren’t experienced with this product he will guide you through this one and keep you interested in knowing more about this product.
As you all know I’m a great fan of using screenshot to enhance the readability of a document/post or book. Gaspare does this also in this book and it makes it easier to read and even helps you in where you can find certain settings.
If you don’t have this book yet, I would recommend it to add this to your bookshelf and read it.
Hope you find this review usefull.
Until the next book review or blogpost 
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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V- Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V- Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform by Zahir Hussain Shah is a very well written book which reads easily and quickly.
This book covers first what virtualization options there are in the field and what it is.
Each chapter has a clear in-depth structure of information on settings and configuration options from networking to management and High Availability or disaster recovery.
The book discusses various installation options for Hyper-V, management consoles and is a must read for every level of Hyper-V administrator. Whether you are a starter in the field or a veteran Hyper-V admin. This book covers all bases and speaks to you at the right level with the correct amount of information.
Read more about the book or order it at Packt Publishing here.
Book review “Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell CookBook”
Packt publishing contacted me recently to review a new book they published on automating Windows Server 2012 through PowerShell.
Ed Goad has written this book and in the first chapter he goes rather quickly through the PowerShell commands. If you don’t have any PowerShell knowledge I suggest you first learn to understand it first. Ed explains the basics well, but for a novice on PowerShell it’s to little.
Ed Goad goes into great detail in how you can automate Windows 2012. From installing and managing IIS to setting up Hyper-V and backing up your 2012 server. Ed explains it all.
I love the great detail in which he explains all features iwith the help of screenshots and example scripts you can use right away.
If you don’t have this book yet, I would recommend it to add this to your bookshelf and read it. Only downside I can see is that you need to have some knowledge of PowerShell. Otherwise you will have some difficulty getting through it. Don’t get me wrong, you’ll get through it and you can do all the steps and tasks after reading it but it will take you a little more time.
Hope you find this review usefull.
Until the next book review or blogpost .
Windows Server 2012 automation with Powershell
Packt publishing contacted me recently to review a new book they published on automating Windows Server 2012 through PowerShell. As I just received the book I can’t give you a review yet but it will be posted in the next couple of weeks. So bear with me until then I can leave you with a link to the book and some details on the book:
Release Date : March 2013
Author : Ed Goad
- Extend the capabilities of your Windows environment
- Improve the process reliability by using well defined PowerShell scripts
- Full of examples, scripts, and real-world best practices