Here you will find a list of SMS 2003 reading materials listed in order of publication that I refer readers to when asked for my help on learning SMS. If you need or want to learn SMS or are just hoping to advance your knowledge of SMS this list is for you.
It is important to note here that reading the materials presented below is only the first step in becoming proficient in the SMS arena. On the job experience is best way to learn SMS even when you have to learn things “Under Fire” as most of us have done. To augment or expand your learning of SMS myITforum can also be a great asset to have at your disposal and I encourage you to sign up for the daily newsletter and visit WWW.myITforum.Com on a regular basis.
Note: The links for the books here are from Amazon where the cost of the books has been consistently lower than other book seller WebPages or in stores. To save even more on the cost of your purchases I recommend that you look for books marked as Used. Many of these “Used” books are new and have never been used they are just sold on the Amazon storefront for other sellers.
Recommended Reading
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator's Companion
By Steven D. Kaczmarek
Feb 2004 - CD-ROM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0735618887/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_1/104-6303260-0558366?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185472839&sr=8-1
Professional MOM 2005, SMS 2003, and WSUS
By Randy Holloway, Telmo Sampaio, Marcus Oh, and Russ Kaufmann
May 2006
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0764589636/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_6/104-6303260-0558366?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185473035&sr=8-6
SMS 2003 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach
By Greg Ramsey and Warren Byle
Sep 2006
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1590597125/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_2/104-6303260-0558366?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185472839&sr=8-2
Pro SMS 2003
By Rod Kruetzfeld
Nov 2006
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1590596986/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_3/104-6303260-0558366?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185472839&sr=8-3
SMS 2003 Administrator's Reference: Systems Management Server 2003
By Ron D. Crumbaker
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0471749508/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_5/104-6303260-0558366?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185472839&sr=8-5
Additional Microsoft Documentation Resources:
Systems Management Server 2003 Product Documentation
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sms/2003/library/proddocs.mspx
List of technical resources for Systems Management Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828368
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