Suggested Reading

[Sash]

Recently took on a job at a smaller business as IT Manager, the role will involve general IT troubleshooting (which I'm fine with), server admin (basic knowledge), networking (basic knowledge), telephony and patch management, the usual IT stuff.

I can learn on the job and "wing" it usually as its a small business I don't need to know everything inside and out from the get-go as some of the other guys have started the routing and networking in the new office already.

Anyone got any book suggestions I can read on which might make my life easier?
I know I can read up on the Network+, and Cisco exams, which I'll be asking for in the future. But a lot of the Network+ is Networking theory rather than hands on real world usage.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Sash]

Mastering VMware vSphere 5. becuase it's the greatest product since sliced bread.

I've got a few of the "mastering ..." books, really good for quick reference as well as toilet reading, depends on the aspects you need to know really but the mastering books have a lot of real world examples in which is handy

Thanks, will check out the Mastering books.

 

[Sash]

Yeah I'm slowly trying to bring the ITIL principles into the new place as I used to work in a major bank I am quite familiar with ITIL. I need to develop my techy skills a bit more before moving into the project management stuff, will get a copy of Prince2 also as I need to read up it anyway!