Sample chapters

Understanding Evaluation Contexts in DAX

• Nov 3, 2015
• This chapter from "The Definitive Guide to DAX: Business intelligence with Microsoft Excel, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Power BI" covers evaluation contexts, which are the basis of all of the advanced features of DAX.

Customizing the Appearance of Windows 10

• Nov 2, 2015
• This chapter from "Windows 10 Plain & Simple" shows you how to customize your Windows 10 desktop, including using themes, customizing the taskbar, and Lock Screen, moving and resizing tiles, and more.

Overview of Windows PowerShell 5.0

• Nov 2, 2015
• This chapter from "Windows PowerShell Step by Step, 3rd Edition" covers the basic use and capabilities of Windows PowerShell, how to install Windows PowerShell, how to use basic command-line utilities inside Windows PowerShell and access Windows PowerShell help, and run and get help on basic Windows PowerShell cmdlets.

How to Change the Appearance of a Workbook in Microsoft Excel 2016

• Oct 16, 2015
• This chapter from Microsoft Excel 2016 Step by Step guides you through procedures related to changing the appearance of data, applying existing formats to data, making numbers easier to read, changing data’s appearance based on its value, and adding images to worksheets.

How to Combine Data from Multiple Sources in Microsoft Excel 2016

• Oct 16, 2015
• This chapter from Microsoft Excel 2016 Step by Step guides you through procedures related to using a workbook as a template for other workbooks, linking to data in other workbooks, and consolidating multiple sets of data into a single workbook.

Provision SharePoint Online Site Collections

• Sep 5, 2015
• Understanding how to configure and manage SharePoint Online site collections is critical for an Office 365 administrator. This chapter from Exam Ref 70-347 Enabling Office 365 Services covers how to configure external user sharing, create SharePoint site collection, and plan a collaboration solution.

Provisioning Office 365

• Jun 30, 2015
• In this chapter from Exam Ref 70-346 Managing Office 365 Identities and Requirements, learn the basic process of setting up an Office 365 tenancy. To master this objective you’ll need to understand some of the prerequisites, such as what you’ll need to think about before signing up for an Office 365 subscription, what an Office 365 tenant name is, what the different administrator roles are, and what to manage regarding tenant subscriptions and licensing.

Create and Manage Users and Groups in Active Directory

• Jun 29, 2015
• In this chapter from Deploying and Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: Tools for cloud-based and hybrid environments, learn how to create and manage users, groups, and OUs; how to filter against the properties of users, groups, and computers to selectively act on the results of that filter; and how to add users to groups and move users and computers into an OU.

Deploy Your First Active Directory Forest and Domain

• Jun 29, 2015
• In this chapter from Deploying and Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: Tools for cloud-based and hybrid environments, Charlie Russel covers how to create a new Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest where one has never existed before. This is, in some ways, the easiest task you're likely to face, but it's also one where getting it right is really important. The decisions you make here will affect the entire organization for the life of this deployment.

Get Started with Office 365

• Jun 24, 2015
• Office 365, one of the public cloud-based services offered by Microsoft, is a software as a service (SaaS) suite that includes not only the personal computer versions of Office, but also mobile versions and the server services needed to connect them. If you’re ready to learn more about Office 365, this chapter from Microsoft Public Cloud Services: Setting up your business in the cloud will give you a great overview.

Design Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Networking

• Jun 23, 2015
• After presenting a brief introduction of Microsoft Azure datacenters, this chapter from Exam Ref 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions focuses mostly on IaaS. It introduces tools and services for managing compute and network resources. In addition, it discusses design considerations and patterns to orchestrate these resources into complete solutions.

Managing User Profiles in Microsoft SharePoint Online for Office 365

• Jun 23, 2015
• In this chapter from Microsoft SharePoint Online for Office 365: Administering and configuring for the cloud, Bill English introduces the management of user profiles and discusses the usefulness of these profiles for finding experience and expertise within your organization. He looks at how to create new user profiles and why you might want to create user subtypes to make unique profiles or different profile types in your environment. He also discusses organization profiles and how to set up My Sites.

Microsoft Public Cloud Services: What the Cloud Can Do for Your Business

• Jun 23, 2015
• Blain Barton, the author of Microsoft Public Cloud Services: Setting up your business in the cloud, introduces his book and explains what the cloud can do for your business.

How to Install, Configure, and Manage the Mailbox Role in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

• May 29, 2015
• This chapter from Exam Ref 70-341 Core Solutions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 (MCSE) shows you how to plan the mailbox role, configure and manage the mailbox role, deploy and manage high availability solutions for the mailbox role, monitor and troubleshoot the mailbox role, develop backup and recovery solutions for the mailbox role and public folders, create and configure mail-enabled objects, and manage mail-enabled object permissions.

Planning and Deploying Session-based Virtual Desktops

• May 23, 2015
• This chapter from Virtualizing Desktops and Apps with Windows Server 2012 R2 Inside Out covers Remote Desktop Services (RDS), including planning infrastructure for session-based desktops, deploying session-based virtual desktops, and understanding high availability for RDS.

Virtualizing Desktops and Apps with Windows Server 2012 R2 Inside Out: Planning and Implementing App-V

• May 23, 2015
• Application virtualization is a lesser-known technology that is expanding rapidly. This chapter from Virtualizing Desktops and Apps with Windows Server 2012 R2 Inside Out provides an overview of App-V and covers application virtualization infrastructure, planning App-V infrastructure, and deploying App-V infrastructure.

Working with Site Data in Node.js

• Apr 1, 2015
• In this chapter from Node.js for .NET Developers, David Gaynes explains how to work with data from URLs, data from users, and data from external sources in node.js.

Enabling a Mobile Workforce: Managing BYOD and Company-Owned Devices

• Mar 31, 2015
• This chapter from Enterprise Mobility Suite Managing BYOD and Company-Owned Devices explains why it is important for companies to develop an effective strategy for embracing a mobile workforce and also explains how the paradigm shift caused by the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend impacts the overall strategy to securely adopt a mobile workforce.

Agile Project Management with Kanban: Adapting from Waterfall

• Mar 16, 2015
• This chapter from Agile Project Management with Kanban will help you adapt your variation of traditional Waterfall to Kanban without much fuss or hassle.

Exam Ref 70-695 Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps (MCSE): Implement a Lite-Touch Deployment

• Mar 16, 2015
• This chapter from Exam Ref 70-695 Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps (MCSE) covers how to install and configure WDS, configure MDT, and create and manage answer files.