Here are the administration, management and deployment related resources.

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Implementation Guide (Document – Microsoft)
  This guide contains comprehensive information about how to plan, install, and maintain Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Internet Facing Deployment Scenarios (Document – Microsoft)
  This document covers how to set up the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Web site to make it available from the Internet.
• Optimizing and Maintaining Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 (Document – Microsoft)
  This white paper details techniques, considerations, and best practices for optimizing and maintaining the performance of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 implementations.
• Planning and Deployment Guidance for Service Providers (Document, Tool – Microsoft)
  These guides and tool provide additional information for Service Providers to plan and deploy Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.
• How to configure the On-premise and Online E-mail Router in different deployment scenarios (Document – Microsoft)
  This document lists steps to configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 e-mail in different deployment scenarios.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Performance and Scalability White Papers (Document – Microsoft)
  Microsoft, together with Unisys Corporation, completed benchmark testing of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 running on Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 operating system and Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 database software. Benchmark results demonstrate that Microsoft Dynamics CRM can scale to meet the needs of an enterprise.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Suggested Hardware for Deployments of up to 500 Concurrent Users (Document – Microsoft)
  Describes general hardware sizing information that will support Microsoft Dynamics CRM version 4.0 with up to 500 concurrent users in a single deployment on-premise model.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online E-mail Router Installation Guide (CRM Online editions) (Document – Microsoft)
  Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online E-mail Router installation instructions.
• Using Encrypting File System and BitLocker to Protect Microsoft Dynamics CRM Data on Outlook Clients Running Windows XP or Windows Vista (Document – Microsoft)
  This white paper describes how to use EFS and BitLocker to protect CRM data on clients running Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows XP.
• Dynamics CRM Integration with Office Communications Server (Sample Application – Microsoft)
  This sample application makes use of an AJAX/JavaScript client that communicates with the Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2007 server to provide a Web-based Live Chat solution that connects with a Microsoft Dynamics® CRM 4.0 server.
• MOM pack for Microsoft Dynamics CRM (MSI – Microsoft)
  The Microsoft Dynamic CRM 4.0 Management Pack enables you to administer the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Server application in Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005.
• Offline and Online Synchronization in Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Document, Microsoft)
  This "nuts and bolts" white paper details the Offline and Online synchronization processes in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

As usual, I mentioned the type of resource and the source after every link. The descriptions below the links are taken from the actual resource. They are not my personal opinion or comments. ;)

Coming up in the next part (part V): Extensibility & Development

In these series:
Part I: Introducing Dynamics CRM
Part II: Demos, Show Cases and Case Studies
Part III: Using Dynamics CRM
Part IV: Admin, Management and Deployment (this part)
Part V: Extensibility & Development
Part VI: Tools & Add-ons
Part VII: The Bits