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Today we’d like to share a sampler from the recently published Software Change Management: Case Studies and Practical Advice , by Donald J. Reifer . The sampler (2.97 MB) contains two complete chapters—Chapter 6, “Industrial Case: Utility Moving to the Clouds,” and Chapter 9, “Government Case: Introducing...

Greetings! Today we’d like to share a sampler from Windows Internals, Sixth Edition, Part 1 , by Mark Russinovich (@markrussinovich), David Solomon, and Alex Ionescu (@aionescu). The 244-page sampler (9.4 MB) contains two complete chapters—Chapter 5, “Processes, Threads, and Jobs,” and Chapter 6, “Security...

We’re happy to announce that Windows Internals, Sixth Edition, Part 1 (ISBN 9780735648739; 752 pages) is available for purchase! Long considered a classic among Windows enthusiasts, this book was written by some of the most esteemed experts in the internals field today, Mark Russinovich, David Solomon...

Here it is! The Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Pocket Consultant (ISBN 9780735663763; 592 pages) is a concise and easy-to-use reference from William R. Stanek. As so many of you know, William is just the best at delivering what you need to know without all the frills. If you are a SQL Server administrator...

Hello! Christophe Nasarre here. I’m the Technical Reviewer of the upcoming sixth edition of Windows Internals (which is being released in two parts, the first part in March 2012). I was also the Technical Reviewer of the fifth edition, and I’ve read all previous editions of the book, going back to when...

Editors,writers, and content creators: get in line to purchase the newest edition of the Microsoft Manual of Style ! Now in it’s fourth edition, the Microsoft Manual of Style provides essential style and usage guidance for everyone who writes about...( read more ) ...read more

Good news! Software Change Management: Case Studies and Practical Advice , by Donald J. Reifer, is now available for purchase. Donald J. Reifer is one of the leading figures in the field of systems/software engineering and management, with over 40...( read more ) ...read more

We are pleased to announce that the new Microsoft Press book,  MOS 2010 Study Guide for Microsoft OneNote Exam (ISBN 9780735664821, 160 pages), is now available for purchase! In today’s post, please enjoy reading an excerpt from chapter 2, Sharing...( read more ) ...read more

We’re very eager to announce that Software Change Management: Case Studies and Practical Advice (9780735664753, Page count 192), by Donald J. Reifer has shipped to the printer. Why is it so difficult to change organizations? What does it really take to...( read more ) ...read more

Microsoft Press is pleased to announce Start Here! , a new series aimed at teaching the basic skills that people completely new to a development language, technology, or product need in order to start programming. The Start Here! series walks readers...( read more ) ...read more

The 4th edition of The Microsoft Manual of Style is coming in December. Here’s a sneak peek at chapters 2 & 5 – Content for the Web and The User Interface . Pre-order your copy: At O’Reilly (the official distributor of Microsoft...( read more ) ...read more

We are pleased to announce that William Stanek’s Optimizing Windows 7 Pocket Consultant (ISBN 9780735661653; 208 pages) is now available for purchase! Keep reading to see the table of contents and an excerpt from the introduction. Contents...( read more ) ...read more

We’re happy to announce the availability of MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-667): Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 (9780735638853) by Dan Holme and Alistair Matthews. You can buy your copy here or here . This book is an exam prep guide...( read more ) ...read more

Here it is! The release of MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-667): Configuring Microsoft SharePoint 2010 , ISBN 9780735638853, by Dan Holme and Alistair Matthews. This title shipped to the printer today. This book contains 864 pages of great information...( read more ) ...read more

Greetings. Here’s a little treat for the weekend: two complete sample chapters, plus the complete Table of Contents, from Windows Sysinternals Administrator’s Reference , just published by Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis . Chapter 7, “Process and...( read more ) ...read more

We’re very happen to announce that the second, newly expanded edition of I. M. Wright’s “Hard Code”: A Decade of Hard-Won Lessons from Microsoft , by Eric Brechner is available for purchase. (Print ISBN 9780735661707; Page Count 448). Here is an excerpt from Chapter 5, “Software...

The book you’ve all been waiting for, Windows 7 Inside Out, Deluxe Edition (ISBN 9780735656925; Page count 1360), by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson is now available for purchase. The Deluxe Edition of the ultimate, in-depth reference to Windows 7 has been fully updated for SP1 and Internet...

We’re happy to announce that MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-646): Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator (2nd Edition) ISBN 9780735651937, by Orin Thomas and Ian McLean, shipped to the printer today! See below for the book's contents and an excerpt from its introduction. You can preorder...

We’re happy to report that MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-516): Accessing Data with Microsoft .NET Framework 4, by Glenn Johnson, is now available to purchase (672 pages, Print ISBN 978-0-7356-2739-0). Maximize your performance on the exam by mastering the skills and experience measured by these...

We are happy to announce that MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-640): Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® (2nd Edition) (Microsoft Press, 2011; ISBN 9780735651937; 1040 pages), authored by Dan Holme, Nelson Ruest, Danielle Ruest, and Jason Kellington, is now available.   Introduction...

We’re very happy to announce that Windows Sysinternals Administrator's Reference , by Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis (Microsoft Press, 2011; ISBN: 9780735656727; 496 pages), shipped to the printer today! Hard copies should begin being shipped from our distributor to customers on June 27. You...

We’re happy to announce that MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-640): Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (2nd Edition) , by Dan Holme, Nelson Ruest, Danielle Ruest, and Jason Kellington, shipped to the printer today! See below for the book's contents and an excerpt from...

Hi, this is Jeffrey Richter, offering one more excerpt from my latest book, CLR via C#, Third Edition . If you use the “CLR” tag on this blog , you can find all the other excerpts, as well as a post called “Sample chapters: CLR via C#, by Jeffrey Richter,” which offers you two complete chapters. Today...

Jeffrey Richter here again. Today I’d like to share one more section from my latest book . It’s from Chapter 20, “Exceptions and State Management.” You can search this blog for more excerpts from the book. Thanks for your interest! Constrained Execution Regions (CERs) Many applications don’t need to...

We’re very happy to announce that Working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 , by Mike Snyder, Jim Steger, and Kristie Reid (ISBN 9780735648128, 624 pages) is now available for purchase. The book’s table of contents and Introduction are available in this previous post . Configure, adapt, and extend Microsoft...