| The Network Documentation Workbook: A Guide for Windows
Administrators.
By Karl W. Palachuk.
- What’s the password to the firewall?
- Which IP address should I assign to the new printer?
- How much memory’s in the boss’ PC?
Everyone knows you have to document your network, but everyone hates doing it!
The Network Documentation Workbook will make
this chore as easy as can be.
The Network Documentation Workbook was developed by Karl W. Palachuk, a
successful network consultant with 23 years of computer
experience. In this workbook, Karl presents the forms he has developed over the
years to document his clients’ networks.
Whether you are a Network Administrator looking to document one
domain, or a Professional Consultant looking for a standard approach
to documenting dozens of networks, this workbook is for you.
This is not a big fat book of theory. It includes the forms,
with explanations and examples, and best practices for
documenting small business networks.
Karl’s approach is to create a binder that includes all the important
documentation for your network: Windows domain information, server
configurations, IP addressing, password — Everything! You’ll get everything from
a Table of Contents to a Monthly Maintenance Checklist, all ready to be copied
into your binder.
The Consultant Edition includes a CD
with all forms in Word and PDF formats. You can customize the
word docs with your logo, etc. The Consultant Edition allows you
to document all of your clients' networks.
What They Say
About
The Network Documentation
Workbook:
“When my laptop
got stolen the thing that upset me most was the loss of your Network
Documentation Workbook CD-ROM. My documentation has never looked
better!”
—
Kristina Baker, MCSE, CCNA, ASE, etc…
System Design Engineer
HealthTech Solutions, Inc.
"Karl's approach is great. He has
taken a monotonous, boring task and turned it into a sales tool."
— Beatrice Mulzer, Author,
Making It Big in Small Business 2006
Whether you are a seasoned IT consultant or just starting out,
this book will save you precious time in creating a documentation
solution for your client's networks. We all say we document our client
networks and most of us do in some way, but this book covers everything
and gives you a solid foundation to grow from without having to spend
the many, many hours it takes to create a good documentation procedure
for your business. As the owner of a small IT services firm, this book
along with it's documentation gave me a solid foundation for our
documentation procedures without spending hours and hours doing it
myself. This book is well worth the price!
-- Amy C. Luby "Mobitech Lady"
I have used it on several networks and I have been pleased with the way
it has forced me to reduce to writing many pieces of information that I
once carried around in my head. My clients appreciate the results, as do
I.
-- Robert Nitrio, President
Sacramento SBS Technology Group
We've used Karl's documentation book for roughly three months and in
that time we've been:
- Able to reduce call volume for basic questions when other vendors
needed to interact with the network (when the new copier was installed
for one of our clients they were able to find the documented SMTP server
along with the SMTP auth username and password)
- Able to provide an off-site copy of the network infrastructure so we
could plan the upgrade without an on-site visit. Because the template
was filled out and stored on our SharePoint we were able to review the
network and find out exactly how many components, connectors and cables
we needed to bring to order.
- Able to bring the new techs up to speed much faster by letting them
review network topology, settings and inventory from our SharePoint.
-- Vlad Mazek, The SBS Show
“An essential,
handy, ready-to-use reference with immediate ROI — because you don’t
have to create the forms: Karl’s done it for you.”
— Harry Brelsford
Author,
Advanced Windows Small Business
Server 2003 Best Practices
"The training provided in this book helps
companies realize the value of technology."
— Robert Crissman, Microsoft Corporation
General Manager for US Partner Enablement
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