Architecting and Administrating a Microsoft BackOffice

A practical guide to planning, implementing and optimizing an enterprise-wide technical architecture using Microsoft BackOffice. The book shows how to apply BackOffice technology to real-world business challenges, and shows why traditional client/server, and distributed architecture projects, often fail. Topics include: planning for NT domains; exchange server e-mail site hierarchies; SQL server replication, fragmentation and partitioning; how to use SNA server gateway to access legacy data; implementing Systems Management Server to streamline management; and web site design and implementation with Microsoft's Internet Information Server.