Microsoft Windows 2000 Server is a complex product, and describing it adequately requires significant effort and results in a long, possibly intimidating, book. We ve made every effort to make Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Administrator s Companion as comprehensive as possible, but, in fact, it s difficult to cover everything in a single volume because so many subjects are worthy of whole books themselves. However, this book should stand any IT implementer—network administrator, systems analyst, help desk professional—in good stead.
The IT implementer can use this book in several ways. It can be read as a:
We assume a fundamental understanding of networking and the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, but we don t expect every reader to be an expert on every subject. We ve tried to provide background where appropriate, as well as references to additional information.