Monitoring and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Best practices and innovative everyday techniques for running and maximizing the forthcoming version of Exchange Server for Windows 2000 are gathered in this authoritative volume, written by the senior solution architect and program manager at Compaq.

This authoritative book teaches IT professionals responsible for Exchange messaging systems how to efficiently manage the program's many and complex system capabilities and features. Once you've designed and implemented a messaging system, the bulk of the day-to-day work involves monitoring to ensure an optimum traffic flow, accomplished by continuously reviewing and fine-tuning dozens of system specifications and components. Monitoring and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2003 teaches readers proven and innovative techniques, tools, and procedures for managing and optimizing systems of all sizes and types built on Exchange 2003. Based on the author's own twenty years of messaging system experience and the collective experience of HP, the leading implementer of Exchange Server systems, this book will be a leading resource for Exchange administrators and designers.

*Provides best practices and innovative everyday techniques for managing the enterprise Exchange environment
*Teaches readers proven procedures for managing and optimizing systems of all sizes and types
*Based on the author's own twenty years of messaging system experience

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Preparing to Manage Exchange 2003
Chapter 3 - Operations Frameworks
Chapter 4 - Management and Monitoring Tools
Chapter 5 - Managing the Exchange Organization
Chapter 6 - Managing Exchange Servers
Chapter 7 - Managing E-mail Connectivity Environments
Chapter 8 - Managing Recipients
Chapter 9 - Addresses, Address Lists, and Offline Address Lists
Chapter 10 - Backup and Recovery Operations
Chapter 11 - Virus and SPAM Protection
Chapter 12 - Monitoring Exchange
Chapter 13 - Microsoft Operations Manager
Chapter 14 - Proactive Administration Summary

Mike Daugherty is Manager of the Microsoft Consulting Resource Unit for the Central Region as well as a Senior Solution Architect and Program Manager with HP Consulting and Integration Services. He travels widely, working with large Exchange installations and helping clients manage their systems. He is based in Texas.

This authoritative book teaches IT professionals responsible for Exchange messaging systems how to efficiently manage the program's many and complex system capabilities and features. The book gives readers proven and innovative techniques, tools and procedures for managing and optimizing systems of all sizes and types built on the Exchange Server 2003.