Book Description
This book is not authorized or approved by Microsoft, Citrix, or anyone else! Instead of vendor marketing speak, this book tells you how Terminal Server actually works. This book is not an administrators guide. Rather, its written for IT consultants, system engineers, and architects who must plan, design, implement, and optimize Windows 2003-based Terminal Server systems. It's filled with real-world, proven strategies created specifically for Windows Server 2003. See how some of the world's largest companies are using pure Terminal Server 2003 environments.
- Are you thinking about using Windows Server 2003's Terminal Services capabilities?
- Do you want to use it for a few users, or do you want to use it on a larger scale?
- Are you wondering whether you need to use Citrix MetaFrame or Tarantella New Moon, or if you can use Terminal Server by itself?
- If youre wondering whether Terminal Services will work for you, spend 50 bucks on this book before spending thousands of dollars on licenses.
Whats Covered in This Book...
Server and network design Application strategies and installation Licensing server design and deployment User profiles, policies, home folders, and logon scripts Client device strategies and management Accessing native Terminal Servers from non-Microsoft platforms Real-world printing strategies and techniques Accessing Terminal Servers via web portals Ensuring end-to-end security High availability and load-balancing solutions Server sizing Performance optimization and tuning Enterprise deployment options
About the author
Brian S. Madden is a Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator who has helped to pioneer the Internal Application Service Provider strategies in use in many large Citrix environments today. He has been a featured speaker at Citrix events throughout the world and is the author of Citrix MetaFrame XP. He lives in Washington, D.C. Ron Oglesby is a Terminal Server specialist and a senior technical architect with RapidApp. He has designed and implemented some of the largest Terminal Server and MetaFrame server farms in the United States. He is the coauthor of CCA Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows Administrator Study Guide. He lives in Chicago.