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 the rapid pace of change. But in an enterprise IT world, everything must be integrated.

With the constant influx of new distributed enterprise technologies, in particular the .NET technologies from Microsoft, system administrators, network professionals, and business managers know that setting up and implementing these technologies is as critical to enterprise success as the technologies themselves. In fact, what is critical today is how to manage an environment that is in constant flux.

Preparing for .NET Enterprise Technologies gives you an understanding of what it means to manage, support, and profit from technologies. It is a comprehensive roadmap to putting into place the technologies, organizational policies, and supporting structures for enterprise systems. In addition, this book focuses on the human factor, featuring practical advice on human-computer interaction, change management, and training.

The book details the Enterprise Management Framework (EMF), a comprehensive series of easy-to-follow processes covering everything from initiating communications with your user base to implementing standards and structuring training programs. EMF focuses on giving you a complete understanding of the underlying services framework required in a distributed organization and includes proven project approaches for the deployment of technologies. The 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.

Anecdotes, case studies, examples of deliverables from projects, and diagrams illustrate important concepts throughout, using Microsoft technologies as a source of practical examples. Specific technologies discussed include Active Directory, Windows 2000/XP Professional, and Windows 2000/2002 Server and Advanced Server. But this process can be applied to any technological environment.

The companion Web site located at www.Reso-Net.com will include forms, process descriptions, an online version of the book, and source images readers can print in larger format.