About this book

The move to enterprise-level technologies is a significant change for IT. Today's networks often grow piece by piece as organizations discover new business requirements or simply try to keep up with rapid IT changes. But in an enterprise IT world, everything must be integrated.

With the constant influx of new distributed technologies, in particular the .NET technologies from Microsoft, system administrators, network professionals, and business managers know that setting up and implementing these systems can be as critical to enterprise success as the technologies themselves. To take advantage of .NET, you must be prepared.

Preparing for .NET Enterprise Technologies shows you how to manage, support, and profit from ever-changing environments by providing a comprehensive roadmap to establishing the tools, organizational policies, and support structures for enterprise systems. In addition, the book focuses on the human factor, featuring practical advice on human-computer interaction and change management.

This book details the Enterprise Management Framework (EMF)--a comprehensive series of easy-to-follow processes that cover everything from initiating communications with your user base to implementing standards and structuring training programs. It thoroughly explains the underlying services framework required in a distributed organization, and it includes proven project approaches for the deployment of technologies. The EMF model is designed to meet the challenges of the modern IT world, where continuous availability, simplicity of management, and a new client/server model are required.

Numerous anecdotes, case studies, examples drawn from actual projects, and diagrams help bring important concepts to life. Microsoft technologies are used as a source of practical examples throughout the book. Specific technologies illustrated include Active Directory, Windows 2000/XP Professional, and Windows 2000/.NET Server or Advanced Server. But the EMF model can be applied to any technological environment.