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INTRODUCTION
ARE YOU LOOKING TO BECOME AN EXPERT IN
SERVER MANAGEMENT BASICS? IF SO, THEN
YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! THIS
EBOOK IS DESIGNED TO GIVE READERS A
COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION INTO SERVER
MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL THE
KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO GET STARTED.

IT COVERS TOPICS SUCH AS UNDERSTANDING

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVERS, SETTING UP A
SECURE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT,
CONFIGURING APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES ON
YOUR SERVERS, MONITORING PERFORMANCE
AND TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES. WE'LL ALSO
LOOK AT HOW CLOUD COMPUTING CAN HELP
IMPROVE YOUR SERVER'S EFFICIENCY AND
SECURITY. WITH THIS EBOOK, YOU WILL GAIN
VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO BEST PRACTICES FOR
MANAGING YOUR SERVERS EFFECTIVELY. SO IF
YOU'RE READY TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR
NETWORK ENVIRONMENT, LET'S DIVE IN!
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SERVER MANAGEMENT IS AN
ESSENTIAL TASK IN THE WORLD OF
IT. IT IS THE PROCESS OF
OVERSEEING AND MAINTAINING A
SERVER, OR MULTIPLE SERVERS,
FOR THE PURPOSES OF
MAXIMIZING THEIR PERFORMANCE
AND RELIABILITY. THIS CAN
INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM
PATCHING SOFTWARE TO ADDING
HARDWARE COMPONENTS, AS
WELL AS MONITORING SERVER
ACTIVITY AND DIAGNOSING
ISSUES.

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SERVER MANAGEMENT IS CRITICAL

FOR ANY ORGANIZATION THAT
NEEDS TO RUN APPLICATIONS,
STORE DATA OR HOST WEBSITES. A
PROPERLY MANAGED SERVER
ENSURES THAT THESE
APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
REMAIN AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED
AND THAT PERFORMANCE REMAINS
OPTIMAL. IF A SERVER ISN'T
PROPERLY MAINTAINED, IT CAN
QUICKLY BECOME A SOURCE OF
FRUSTRATION FOR USERS –
RESULTING IN SLOWER RESPONSE
TIMES, INTERMITTENT OUTAGES OR
EVEN COMPLETE SERVICE
FAILURE.ANGES ARE MADE
CORRECTLY AND WITH MINIMAL
DISRUPTION TO SERVICE
AVAILABILITY.

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FOR THIS REASON, IT IS

IMPORTANT FOR ANY
ORGANIZATION WITH ONE OR
MORE SERVERS TO HAVE AN
EFFECTIVE STRATEGY IN PLACE
FOR MANAGING THEM. THIS
REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING HOW
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVERS ARE
UTILIZED WITHIN AN
ORGANIZATION'S NETWORKS AS
WELL AS HAVING PROCESSES IN
PLACE TO ENSURE ALL CHANGES
ARE MADE CORRECTLY AND WITH
MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO SERVICE
AVAILABILITY.

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WHEN MANAGING SERVERS THERE

ARE SEVERAL FACTORS TO
CONSIDER: HARDWARE
COMPONENTS, OPERATING SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION, APPLICATION
UPDATES, SECURITY PATCHES AND
OTHER MAINTENANCE TASKS. EACH
TYPE OF SERVER WILL REQUIRE
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES DEPENDING
ON ITS PURPOSE; FOR INSTANCE
WEB SERVERS NEED TO BE CLOSELY
MONITORED FOR UPTIME WHEREAS
DATABASE SERVERS REQUIRE
REGULAR BACKUPS AND
OPTIMIZATION TASKS.

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THE RIGHT SERVER MANAGEMENT

STRATEGY WILL HELP ENSURE
YOUR NETWORK RUNS SMOOTHLY
WHILE MINIMIZING DOWNTIME
DUE TO OUTAGES OR OTHER
ISSUES. YOUR STRATEGY SHOULD
INVOLVE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CHECKS ON ALL ASPECTS OF
YOUR SYSTEM (HARDWARE
COMPONENTS, OPERATING
SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS) AS WELL
AS REGULAR PATCHING AND
SOFTWARE UPGRADES WHERE
NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY, YOU
SHOULD ENSURE ALL USER
ACCOUNTS ARE SECURE BY
IMPLEMENTING PASSWORD
POLICIES AND REQUIRING MULTI-
FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

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SUMMARY
IN SUMMARY, GOOD SERVER
MANAGEMENT INVOLVES TAKING
PROACTIVE STEPS TOWARD
ENSURING HIGH AVAILABILITY
WHILE ALSO RESPONDING
QUICKLY WHEN NECESSARY IN
ORDER TO MINIMIZE DOWNTIME
CAUSED BY UNEXPECTED EVENTS
OR ISSUES WITH EXISTING
SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION, REGULAR
CHECKS SHOULD BE PERFORMED
ON HARDWARE COMPONENTS
AND SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS
AS WELL AS UPDATING
APPLICATIONS OR PATCHES WHEN
NEW VERSIONS BECOME
AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO KEEP UP
WITH SECURITY THREATS AND
OTHER RISKS POSED BY OUTDATED
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS.

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