Mac OS X UNIX Toolbox: 1000+ Commands for Mac OS X Power Users
/ Thomas Myer, Wiley, 2009
This is a guide for Mac users and admins who will be venturing beyond the friendly configuration windows and using the command line. The book is a re-spin of the book BSD Unix Toolbox by Christopher Negus. 200 pages.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 : administrator’s pocket consultant / William R. Stanek, Microsoft Press, 2010
This book for the Microsoft email systems admin looks useful. It is billed as a ‘pocket’ book: do you have large pockets? 800 pages.
Fedora 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux bible / Christopher Negus, Eric Foster-Johnson, Wiley, 2009.
Here are 1000 pages for the Fedora admin. The book will be useful at the beginner and intermediate level. Most of it applies to any current Linux distro. It includes a live CD and an installation DVD. The live CD can be used in most PC’s, without installing anything to the hard disk, and will allow you to experience Fedora Linux. When you are hooked, pop in the DVD and install your system.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 High Availability with clustering & database mirroring / Michael Otey, McGraw-Hill, 2010
This book will help you configure a database server using Microsoft pint and click tools. 300 pages.
Mastering Microsoft Virtualization / Tim Cerling, Wiley, 2010
How to configure virtualization using Microsoft tools. 500 pages.
Hacking Exposed Malware & Rootkits : malware & rootkits security secrets & solutions / Michael Davis, McGraw Hill, 2010
Security pro’s will learn how to defend (or attack). 350 pages.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant
/ William R. Stanek, Microsoft Press, 2008
This book for the Microsoft systems admin looks useful. It is billed as a ‘pocket’ book: do you have large pockets? 600 pages.
IC3 Internet Core and computing certification study guide / Ron Gilster, McGraw-Hill, 2010
If you are a PC technician and want to be Comptia+ certified, this book will be useful. 600 pages.
Head First Networking By Al Anderson, O’Reilly, 2009
A tutorial for network cabling and protocols with visual gags that will keep anyone, teen or older, glued to the pages. It still retains the great O’Reilly quality. 450 pages.
Ubuntu Linux Secrets / Richard Blum, Wiley, 2009
Here is a user manual which also gets into systems admin. Only about 20 pages are about the command line, which tells you how far Ubuntu has come in the last few years. 800 pages.