This authoritative book teaches IT professionals responsible for Exchange messaging systems how to efficiently manage the program's many and complex system capabilities and features. Once you've designed and implemented a messaging system, the bulk of the day-to-day work involves monitoring to ensure an optimum traffic flow, accomplished by continuously reviewing and fine-tuning dozens of system specifications and components. Monitoring and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2003 teaches readers proven and innovative techniques, tools, and procedures for managing and optimizing systems of all sizes and types built on Exchange 2003. Based on the author's own twenty years of messaging system experience and the collective experience of HP, the leading implementer of Exchange Server systems, this book will be a leading resource for Exchange administrators and designers.

*Provides best practices and innovative everyday techniques for managing the enterprise Exchange environment
*Teaches readers proven procedures for managing and optimizing systems of all sizes and types
*Based on the author's own twenty years of messaging system experience

• Front Cover 2
• Monitoring and Managing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 5
• Copyright Page 6
• Contents 7
• Foreword 11
• Preface 13
• Acknowledgments 15
• Chapter 1. Introduction 17
  • 1.1 Exchange 2000 design goals 18
  • 1.2 Exchange 2003 enhancements 19
  • 1.3 Comparing Exchange 2003 and Exchange 5.5 23
  • 1.4 Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 topologies 28
• Chapter 2. Preparing to Manage Exchange 2003 31
  • 2.1 Information Technology Infrastructure Library 35
  • 2.2 Microsoft Operations Framework 41