Sometimes the best tool is learning how to use the tools you have. Group Policy is a powerful ally of any IT admin. And while it has gotten considerably easier to use recently, who really has the time to spend learning it? What if you could learn to take control of GPP in just 3 hours...? AT YOUR DESKTOP!
Microsoft released Group Policy Preferences with Windows Server 2008. There are over 3,000 new Group Policy settings that come with GPP. Settings like resetting local administrator account password on every desktop, power options, service account password reset, registry value editor, drive mappings, printer mappings, and more. These GPP settings are backwards compatible to Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1. So, everyone can take advantage of them immediately. GPP are free and ready to use NOW.
Group Policy Preferences Workshop (Online!) with Derek Melber, MVP
Group Policy Preferences (GPP) are FREE, work for Windows XP SP2, and available NOW! Let Derek Melber (Group Policy MVP) and MSPress Group Policy Resource Kit author, help you install, manage, and configure GPP. Take ultimate control over every desktop and server with Derek’s in-depth GPP experience in just 3 hours, at your desk, for just $299.
You can register for the Group Policy Preferences Workshop at: http://www.braincore.net/gpptraining.htm
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Ron Barrett, Director of e-Strategy for ClipTraining , is an independent trainer, author and consultant. He has been a technology professional for over 12 years, working for several major financial services firms and dotcoms. Ron is a specialist in network infrastructure, security, and IT management. He is the author of Office Communications Server 2007 R2: How-To , as well as co-author of Windows Server 2008: How-To and The Administrator’s Guide to Microsoft Office 2007 Servers. Ron has been a co-author or technical editor for several other books on Windows administration. Along with book writing, Ron has contributed to several industry magazines such as Redmond, Datamation and Windows IT Pro. Beyond writing, Ron has spoken at several technology conferences for CPAmerica, AICPA and MCP’s TECHMENTOR. Recently Ron has joined ClipTraining as the Director of e-Strategy in an effort to further the company’s presence via the Internet and social networking channels.
Ron's latest book, Windows Server 2008 How-To has been selected as the September 2009 book giveaway on Microsoft Subnet. To enter the monthly book giveaway, visit the Microsoft Subnet home page.
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