After an initial overview section, contents are arranged in sections on the active directory; networking services; security; migrating from Windows 2003 and 2008; administration and management; remote and mobile technologies; desktop administration; fault-tolerance technologies; optimizing, tuning, debugging, and problem solving; and integrated Windows applications services. The five authors have been immersed in 2008 R2 since its earliest alpha releases and therefore can offer IT professionals explicit guidance pertaining to planning, design, prototyping, implementation, migration, administration, and support, effective in hundreds of production environments. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)