A Brief Introduction

Well, another blog on the interwebs. This is my first real blog so might take a while to get into this. I’ve created a couple of blogs before but haven’t done anything with them yet. They are for my photography projects but I’ve had other things happening that have taken up my time to really be able to do much with them. Hence they are empty at the moment. Once I’ve started posting on them, I’ll Put some links to them.

Anyway, the point of this blog. I decided a while ago that I wanted to do more than just 1st line support work so decided to study to some Microsoft MCITP exams. Currently working my way through the Active Directory course for exam 70-640. There is a lot more to it than I initially thought.

I thought I would start this blog as a way to show people the areas I’ve found difficult, which areas I found easy and to tell all of you about the disoveries I’ve made about this supurb piece of software. That compliment comes from someone who currently uses a Mac at home, so praise from a Mac user must mean something. In fact, at work we have been setting up an experimental domain using Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 RC for client computers. The things you can do with these two OS combined is fantastic. So much so, that when Winows 7 is released, I’ll be moving back to PCs from Macs.

Even though I mentioned Windows Server 2008, some of the feature, options and terminology has changed from the original Windows Server 2008 ( Terminal Services no longer exists in 2008 R2, it is now Remote Desktop Services. Confused me for a little when looking at the Group Policies). The exam, and specifically the self-paced book I’m going through (MCTS Exam 70-640: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory by Microsoft Press) are written for the original Windows Server 2008 so I shall be using that version for my studies.

I may have created this blog a little late. I’m going through chapter 9 at the moment which is about DNS integration with AD DS. I have to admit, this chapter is challenging me quite a bit (already been through it twice). But then, when I first started studying this, Group Policy was challenging to me but after going through the chapters a few times and playing with various settings, one day it just “clicked”. I’m hoping this chapter will be the same.

I’ve created this blog so that others might be able to benefit from my mistakes and achievements, and maybe find some answers to things that have been troubling them in their studies.

Good luck to everyone.

~ by David on June 30, 2009.