Bekim Dauti - Windows Server 2022 Administration Fundamentals: A beginners guide to managing and administering Windows Server environments, 3rd Edition

A beginner's guide to managing and administering Windows Server environments

Bekim Dauti

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Bekim Dauti

Bekim Dauti works in the administration of servers and computer networks, and training in Cisco, CompTIA and Microsoft.

He has a bachelors degree from the University of Tirana and a masters degree from UMGC Europe, both in IT. Additionally, he has nearly 20 years of experience as a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (CCAI) and more than 15 years of experience as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Bekim holds several certifications from vendors such as ECDL, Certiport, CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems. Bekim has contributed to nearly 20 books and dozens of articles for PC World Albanian and CIO Albanian. He founded Dautti LLC.

These days, he blogs on Bekim Dautis Blog. In addition, he works as a Microsoft Certified Trainer.

I thank God for giving me life, health, and the opportunity to contribute through knowledge sharing. May God Almighty reward my family, friends, the folks at Packt Publishing, my colleagues at elev8 LLC., and everyone who supported me in writing this book. Last but not least, peace and blessings to every reader.

Premnath Sambasivam is a server engineer with 10 years of experience in Windows, Azure, VMware, and SCCM administration. He is an MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure professional and a Microsoft-certified Azure architect. He has developed and deployed Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager solutions to manage over 6,000 assets in his clients environment and various VMware solutions. Premnath is a technology enthusiast who loves learning and exploring new technologies. He is currently a senior cloud engineer for one of the major retail brands in the USA. He has also reviewed Packt Publishing's books like Mastering Windows Server 2019 and Mastering Windows Security and Hardening.

I want to thank my wife and son for encouraging me to spend time learning. Reviewing books also refreshes our memory and lets us learn about the latest technologies and software improvements. Special thanks to my mom and dad for always being supportive.