SCOM: System Center Operations Manager R2 Unleashed - status update

The authors of SCOM 2007 Unleashed have posted an update for the release of the book System Center Operations Manager R2 Unleashed.

The 'Unleashed' books have always been a favorite of mine. Let's hope that this upcoming release is as good as its predecessors.

A copy from their Space:

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Unleashed - a supplement to the earlier System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed - is announced for availability mid-March 2010. As a supplement, the R2 ebook includes 9 chapters of new material covering OpsMgr 2007 R2 and additional topics not in the first book. Here's the chapter lineup:

1. Introduction and What's New
2. Unix/Linux Management: Cross Platform Extensions
3. Operations Manager 2007 R2 and Windows Server 2008
4. Using SQL Server 2008 in OpsMgr 2007 R2
5. PowerShell Extensions for Operations Manager 2007
6. Management Solutions for Small and Midsize Business
7. Operations Manager and Virtualization
8. Management Pack Authoring
9. Unleashing Operations Manager 2007

Appendix A. OpsMgr R2 by Example

Appendix B. Reference URLs

Appendix C. Available Online

Chapter 9 includes a "deep dive" into managing distributed environments, high availability, business continuity, the new Visio add-in, going beyond the basics of ACS, network monitoring using distributed applications, and targeting.