Book description
Run your entire corporate IT infrastructure in a cloud environment that you control completely—and do it inexpensively and securely with help from this hands-on book. All you need to get started is basic IT experience.
You’ll learn how to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a private Windows domain, complete with Active Directory, enterprise email, instant messaging, IP telephony, automated management, and other services. By the end of the book, you’ll have a fully functioning IT infrastructure you can operate for less than $300 per month.
- Learn about Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and other AWS tools you’ll use
- Create a Windows domain and set up a DNS management system
- Install Active Directory and a Windows Primary Domain Controller
- Use Microsoft Exchange to set up an enterprise email service
- Import existing Windows Server-based virtual machines into your VPC
- Set up an enterprise-class chat/IM service, using the XMPP protocol
- Install and configure a VoIP PBX telephony system with Asterisk and FreePBX
- Keep your network running smoothly with automated backup and restore, intrusion detection, and fault alerting
Table of contents
- Building a Windows IT Infrastructure in the Cloud
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- Preface
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1. To the Cloud!
- Who I Think You Are and Why I Think You Care
- Introducing Amazon Web Services
- The Plan of Attack
- Setting Up the Domain and DNS
- Setting Up Your Security Credentials
- Setting Up Your First Virtual Private Cloud
- Standing Up Your First Server Instance
- Understanding and Configuring Your VPN Server
- Your New Topology
- Wrapping Up
- 2. Directories, Controllers, and AuthoritiesâOh My!
- 3. Let There Be Email!
- 4. Doing Things the Easy Way
- 5. Do You Have Some Time to Chat?
- 6. The Voice of a New Generation
- 7. Keeping Your Network Fit, Trim, and Healthy
- 8. For Those About to Grok, We Salute You
- About the Author
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- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Building a Windows IT Infrastructure in the Cloud
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449333546
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