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"Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Timothy_Hall — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:05:46 GMT

The second edition of my book "Max Power: Check Point Firewall Performance Optimization" has been released. Fully updated for R80.10, this edition includes several new chapters along with a new foreword by Dameon Welch-Abernathy (PhoneBoy). A free preview of the book's Table of Contents has been posted at maxpowerfirewalls.com, along with links to the various hardcopy/PDF purchase options. If you previously purchased a PDF of the first edition of the book, or work for Check Point, be sure to check your email before ordering. Enjoy!

Also I will be attending both CPX Barcelona (Jan 23-25) and CPX Las Vegas (Feb 6-8) this year (2018), and would be happy to personalize and sign hardcopy editions of the new book at CPX. I won't have hardcopies for sale with me at CPX itself because the book is print-on-demand through Amazon. Thanks!

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Second Edition of my "Max Power" Firewall Book
Now Available at http://www.maxpowerfirewalls.com

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Kaspars_Zibarts — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:13:55 GMT

Great news Tim! Any special offers for those who bought the first version?

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Timothy_Hall — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:25:16 GMT

Hi Kaspars,

Amazon doesn't allow authors to set discounts or coupon codes on their site, so there is no way for me to provide a special deal for hardcopies ordered through Amazon. If the book happens to go on sale that is Amazon's sole decision. The book's publisher CreateSpace (a division of Amazon) used to have a direct sales outlet site (the CreateSpace eStore) where I could set discounts for hardcopies, unfortunately Createspace discontinued it in October 2017 and just require everyone to use Amazon now.

However if you purchased a PDF of the first edition (which is not sold through Amazon) you should have received a welcome email this morning, hence the cryptic "check your email" in the announcement. 🙂

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Second Edition of my "Max Power" Firewall Book
Now Available at http://www.maxpowerfirewalls.com

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Kaspars_Zibarts — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:41:08 GMT

Haha, my bad.. who has time to read emails these days when you have to keep up with all the social media.. communities etc. All good email has arrived! Thanks and sorry for sounding cheap

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

PhoneBoy — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:20:54 GMT

I assume you meant to tag me in your post...fixed it

Congratulations on getting the second edition out!

I know how difficult it is to do this from first-hand experience.

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Hamid_Nabil — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:15:01 GMT

Just ordered mine! Been waiting for this book for while

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Timothy_Hall — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:55:02 GMT

Attached below is a screenshot from the book that comes out a bit muddled in the hardcopy edition; it shows the mapping of screens/tabs between the R77.30 SmartDashboard and the R80+ SmartConsole. Not pretty but I don't think anyone else has tried to visually show this before.

Also as mentioned in some other threads, I will be kicking off the CheckMates Community break out sessions at 1:30pm on Wednesday at CPX360 Las Vegas with "Best of CheckMates: My Top Check Point CLI Commands". After the presentation I will be working the CheckMates and Training/Certification booths on the Expo floor, and would be happy to personally answer any questions about the presentation, receive feedback on my book, and sign any hardcopies. Thanks!

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

PhoneBoy — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:11:43 GMT

Tim's session in Barcelona got some great feedback.

You definitely want to attend it in Las Vegas if you can

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

XavierBens — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:02:58 GMT

Your book is awesome ! Thanks a lot Tim.

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Pablo_Barriga — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 04:42:00 GMT

Great book Tim and cool presentation

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

G_W_Albrecht — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:21:51 GMT

Yes, thank you for keeping up with the good work !

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Timothy_Hall — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:30:48 GMT

My CPX360 presentation at Barcelona and Vegas will be publicly posted after Bangkok, in the meantime if you'd like a copy please PM or email me.

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Second Edition of my "Max Power" Firewall Book
Now Available at http://www.maxpowerfirewalls.com

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Ralf_Wuestling — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:30:25 GMT

Just a small demonstration about the amount of new content in the second edition.
- 2nd Edition contains 15 chapters compared to 10 in the first edition.

Examples of new chapters are:

- DDoS Resilliance

- VPN Optimisation

- Cluster XL Tuning

- Access Control Policy Tuning

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Russell_Walker — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:59:52 GMT

Love the new book Tim ... Thanks!

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Edward_Waithaka — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 07:38:30 GMT

Hi,

Where and how can one get a discount coupon for this book?

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Timothy_Hall — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 21:24:46 GMT

For the hardcopy edition sold directly through Amazon, there aren't any discount codes. I do not have the ability to create them, nor can I control when Amazon puts the book on sale.

Bulk hardcopy purchases (10+ copies) directly through Shadow Peak Inc do have some discount options available. Thanks!

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Second Edition of my "Max Power" Firewall Book
Now Available at http://www.maxpowerfirewalls.com

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Maik — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:47:46 GMT

Hello Timothy,

Do you think that the book is also helpful for people who have just about one year of experience with Check Point and want to know more in general?

I am currently studying for my CCSE and would be grateful for any sources - long story short; do you think the book is a good addition in preparing for the current CCSE version? It's quite hard to find any books that relate to the latest Check Point release.

Thanks for any feedback and best regards,

Maik

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Timothy_Hall — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:14:21 GMT

Hi Maik Dummer,

I'd say so, this is quoted from the book's preface:

This book is not intended as an introduction to Check Point firewalls; the basics of Check
Point initial setup, policies, and configuration is not covered here. It is assumed the
reader of this book has at least 6 months experience managing Check Point firewalls in a
production environment. If you are looking for a good Check Point introduction, the
3-day Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) class offered by your
preferred Check Point Authorized Training Center (ATC) does a very good job.

Specifically in regard to preparing for the CCSE exam, there is a short chapter in the courseware covering the basics of CoreXL and SecureXL so the Max Power book would certainly help with any exam questions derived from that chapter. Performance tuning is much more heavily covered in the CCSM class though, so the book will definitely help quite a bit with preparations for the CCSM Exam.

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Second Edition of my "Max Power" Firewall Book
Now Available at http://www.maxpowerfirewalls.com

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Maik — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:17:19 GMT

Thanks for your answer!

I thought a little bit about it and ended up ordering a copy for myself. I think it is definitely going to help me, if not now for the CCSE then surely in the future.

Re: "Max Power" Book Second Edition Released!

Alex- — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:35:08 GMT

This book is simply amazing. Even with years of Checkpoint experience under the belt, I read it with sparkles in the eyes. Thanks Timothy for a truly great job!