Overview
On one hand, you're determined to pass your Exchange Server 5.5 MCSE exam -- shucks, who'd want to take it twice? You need a greatYes, this book covers every MCSE Exam 70-081 objective, in depth. Yes, it has plenty of sample exercises and projects -- all with detailed solutions and explanations. Yes, it's based on a proven training system: the one pioneered by scholars.com, one of the Net's leading training sites. Yes, it includes a bonus 225 CBT Systems training module. Yes, it's supported by its own dedicated web site.
And yes, the author, Marcus Goncalves, has been there (and lived to tell about it). Which he does, in depth. There are valuable real-world recommendations for security, reliability, and for configuring every key Exchange Server component. Goncalves covers replication, synchronization, backup and disaster recovery, integrating Exchange with Outlook (and third-party email systems), and lots more. It's all consistent with Microsoft's exam objectives. (Every Microsoft-certified MCSE book has to be.) But when it comes to actually helping you master
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewIf you're getting ready for Microsoft's MCSE exam 70-081 on Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, or if you're actually running Exchange Server, you'll appreciate this concise, no-nonsense hardcover review guide. Marcus Goncalves doesn't just write about Exchange Server; he's managed Exchange for several years, and more important, he's helped some fairly large companies deploy Exchange, so he's learned how to keep the process from sliding off the rails.
There aren't a lot of wasted words in these 400+ pages. But there is solid, to-the-point coverage of key Exchange issues such as working with the Information Store; replication; site connectors; and integrating legacy mail systems. There's also a valuable case study on disaster recovery (along with good coverage of backup and maintenance, which will hopefully keep you from needing the disaster recovery stuff after you've passed the exam).
You'll find more than 150 review questions (there are a bonus batch at the book's web site). You also get a CD-ROM that contains CBT Systems' interactive course MS Exchange Server 5.5: Connectors. — Review by Bill Camarda (Contributing Editor)