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Windows Server 2016 Administration Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Server 2016 Administration Cookbook Core infrastructure, IIS, Remote Desktop Services, Monitoring, and Group Policy

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789135930
Length 248 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Learning the Interface FREE CHAPTER 2. Core Infrastructure Tasks 3. Internet Information Services 4. Remote Desktop Services 5. Monitoring and Backup 6. Group Policy 7. Other Books You May Enjoy

Monitoring and Backup

Monitoring and backing up servers are usually mundane tasks that are easily overlooked or forgotten. When everything is running smoothly, you may not even think about whether or not your servers have backed up properly, maybe for weeks at a time. Except in the largest of companies, there usually aren't dedicated backup admins or performance monitoring gurus. In IT, we all wear many different hats, and they don't always fit on top of each other.

The key phrase above is when everything is running smoothly. Unfortunately, this state of bliss cannot continue indefinitely. Hardware fails, malware happens, files are accidentally deleted. Suddenly, those dull chores of due diligence, such as monitoring the health of your servers and making sure you have solid backups, jumps from backburner to mission-critical on the importance scale.

The good news is that...

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