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Microsoft Active Directory
DEFINITION: Active Directory is Microsoft's trademarked directory service, an integral part of the Windows 2000 architecture. Like other directory services, such as Novell Directory Services (NDS), Active Directory is a centralized and standardized system that automates network management of user data, security, and distributed resources, and enables interoperation with other directories. Active Directory is designed
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Active Directory White Papers
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7 Tips for AD Compliance
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:
In this paper, Microsoft MVP Darren Mar-Elia provides best practices for leveraging native AD auditing. Then, he’ll discuss what auditors and compliance officers look for when it comes to examining your AD environment. He’ll also explore third-party alternatives to native auditing that greatly enhance AD auditing. Read this paper today.
Posted: 20 Jan 2012 | Published: 20 Jan 2012
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AD to LDAP Through Virtualization
sponsored by Radiant Logic, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Most enterprises already have a heavy investment in Active Directory. Find out how your business can leverage AD for a more efficient and responsive identity management system.
Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012
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BYOD and Secure Corporate Document Repository Access
sponsored by Copiun
WHITE PAPER:
Discover the key requirements to take into account to ensure a secure solution that allows IT to embrace BYOD devices.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011
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The Upgrader's Guide to Group Policy and Active Directory
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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Taking advantage of Group Policy and Active Directory can simplify Windows 7 migration while simultaneously boosting efficiency and cost savings. Access this white paper to learn how you can gain more control over your Windows 7 migration, enhancing your competitive advantage and increasing your business opportunities.
Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011
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Windows Server 2008: Object Accidental Deletion Protection
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Disaster prevention is often better and easier to implement than disaster recovery. In Microsoft Server 2008, there are several new built-in disaster prevention capabilities to help you avoid trouble. One of these is accidental object deletion protection.
Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011
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Federate Identity for Cloud-Based Applications
sponsored by Radiant Logic, Inc.
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A new, more flexible identity infrastructure is on the horizon. With the growing adoption of federation standards and protocols, such as SAML 2.0, OpenID, and WS-Trust, both enterprises and end users will benefit from enhanced security, increased privacy, and a better experience. Read this white paper for more information about the new system.
Posted: 22 Apr 2011 | Published: 22 Apr 2011
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Delivering an Identity Service through Virtualization
sponsored by Radiant Logic, Inc.
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Delivering smarter security and more customized services are at the top of any IT agenda. Both would be easier and cheaper to achieve with a common infrastructure, in what we call an identity and context service. In this paper, we’ll address how such a shared service can serve these two very different IT initiatives.
Posted: 07 Apr 2011 | Published: 07 Apr 2011
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Active Directory Provisioning: Overcoming Top Challenges
sponsored by Quest Software
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In this new Quest white paper, learn about the challenges of managing Active Directory using native tools – and how provisioning in your diverse environment is equally difficult. Then, discover a third-party solution that not only delivers a comprehensive provisioning solution, but one that makes it quick, easy and painless.
Posted: 01 Jul 2010 | Published: 01 Jul 2010
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Integrating CUCM 6.X and Active Directory (AD)
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Although Active Directory (AD) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) are very diverse systems owned by two completely separate companies, the use of AD for management of users in a CUCM system is a common consideration. Read this whitepaper to learn more.
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 | Published: 24 Feb 2010
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Windows 7 and AppLocker
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Organizations want to run the apps they want, and not run the apps they don't want. One of the tools Microsoft has given Active Directory administrators to help in this regard, Software Restriction Policies (SRPs), has been re-engineered in Windows 7 as AppLocker.
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 | Published: 25 Jan 2010
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Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009
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Five Things About Windows Server 2008 You Might Not Know
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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Here five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, more esoteric, yet useful features or quirks. The following is a brief list of some things that I tend to assume that many people know, and I am constantly amazed by clients and students who really don't know them. How many do you already know?
Posted: 30 Jun 2009 | Published: 30 Jun 2009
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SharePoint: How It's Leveraged and How It Works
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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This white paper explains how users, managers, and network administrators view and utilize SharePoint. It also explains how SharePoint works for both SharePoint users and architects.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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ACTIVE DIRECTORY DEFINITION (continued): … especially for distributed networking environments. Ask your questions about Active Directory at ITKnowledgeExchange.comActive Directory features include:Support for the X.500 standard for global directories The capability for secure extension of network operations to the WebA hierarchical organization that provides a single point of access for system administration (management of user accounts, clients, servers, and applications, for example) to reduce redundancy and errorsAn object-oriented storage organization, which allows easier access to information Support for the Lightweight Directory … Active Directory definition sponsored by SearchWindowsServer.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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