Microsoft Exchange Server V5.5: Planning, Design and Implementation

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Summary: The definitive bible for Exchange by Compaq's Tech. Director
Review: By now most IT pros know Exchange 5.5 is a vast product. The implications are a "New World Order" for IT. Benefit from Tony's rich experience (he came from Exchange-implementation-award-winning DEC when Compaq bought them, like I did, too). Understand this book is exactly what it says and what you need to do foremost: PLAN! Other books were better at helping me earn by MCSE with Exchange elective. It's the definitive bible for Exchange implementations. I've seen it on more CIO and IT managers' desks than any other single publication.

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Summary: Great if you already know Exchange
Review: I'm A+, MCSE+Internet certified, so at this point I can tell you I know what I'm doing. I bought this book first, then went out and bought the Sybex study guide. Tony Redmond does a great job of describing Exchange issues for people that already know the basics. If you work with Exchange every day, this book is for you. If you are just starting out, and have never installed Exchange before, I'd skip this and buy Sybex.

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Summary: A good book to explain what happens behind the scenes
Review: I'm training Exchange and found a lot of good advises about implementing and deploying Exchange by a true specialist. Thanks Tony Redmond. However I'm still looking for THE technical reference on Exchange 5.5. I did not find it.

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Summary: Good material on Exchange 5.5
Review: I'm training Exchange and found a lot of good advises about implementing and deploying Exchange by a true specialist. Thanks Tony Redmond. However I'm still looking for THE technical reference on Exchange 5.5. I did not find it.

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Summary: Absolutely brilliant!
Review: If you're about to move on from cc:Mail, MS Mail etc, then this book is an absolute must. Unlike some other titles, this book is not a re-write of TechNet articles or the Exchange online guide, instead we get the benefit of the authors' experience in the field. The case studies are complete and very well put together. The writing style in clear with very few technical contradictions. With this book in your pocket and a few days locked away in a lab you'll get to build that pilot system - no problem.

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Summary: Excellent content, but poor cover
Review: Oh..My book is split into two piece

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Summary: E-mail common sense using MS Exchange
Review: The first book I have read about Exchange that really make use of the 500+ pages. Technical details as well as reasoning about best practices make this book to the perfect gift to all interested in using Exchange for mail services.

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Summary: The Only Exchange Book You'll ever need.
Review: The one thing that struck me about this book was that it was diffrent then all the other Exchange books I have come across. The Book has a lot of insight into the core of the Exchange server. The desgin aspects are approched with an experince Exchange engineer. The examples Tony Redmond made, using his Exchange enviornment as an example where excellent. I can safely say that most of my other Exchange books can be sheleved in favor of his book. I would recomend this book to any person who needs more Exchange information then what is avalible on the book shelves today. A first class book.

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Summary: Not much information in this book
Review: There is not a whole lot of information in this book. Even when the author is trying to present some information, it is not done in a clear and understandable way. Really disappointed.

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Summary: This book has too much fluff.
Review: This book is as much about Exchange as it is an advertisement for Microsoft. Tony Redmond spent about as much time explaining Exchange as he did praising Microsoft and its so-called innovations with Exchange. He touts Digital as having one of the largest Exchange deployments. Well, duh! Would Digital have deployed Exchange at all if Microsoft hadn't ported NT on Digital's Alpha chip? And how could he even name one of his chapters "The Joy of Managing Exchange"? Any mail administrator who's been in the business knows that managing a mail system is no joy at all! The book does have some good information both theory and practice, if you can stand his constant praiseful and admiring comments about Exchange (or else have a bucket nearby).