Introduction

Goals of This Guide

This guide is designed to assist project planning teams who are tasked with deploying Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server and Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional. There is information for management, network architects, system administrators, and others in your Information Technology (IT) organization who will be involved in planning your Windows 2000 deployment.

The primary goals of this guide are to help you:

Determine the current state of your network, where you want it to be, and how you can get there by using Windows 2000.
Determine what you need to consider at all levels of planning, from your business goals to deploying Windows 2000 in stages to lab testing.
Create planning documents that will pave the way to a smooth rollout of your new network infrastructure.
Get started installing Windows 2000 to take advantage of many features.