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ALSO CALLED: 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  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Active Directory
Centralizing Application Access: An Independent Analysis
sponsored by VisionApp
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 09 May 2008
SUMMARY: The main focus of this article is the visionapp Application Center and how visionapp Workspace Management helps to centralize web-based application access.

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Radically Changing the Perception of IT
sponsored by VisionApp
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 09 May 2008
SUMMARY: IT departments should be welcoming the newest technologies with open arms, instead of dreading every system upgrade.

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Enterprise Single Sign-On: The Holy Grail of Computing
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 24 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: Quest Software's solutions for enterprise single sign-on offer the broadest, most secure, and most deeply integrated solution with Active Directory available on the market today.

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Ten Critical Reports for Windows Network Security
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: This document discusses ten network security auditing issues and the ten pre-defined Quest Reporter reports that directly address these issues. These ten reports are extremely valuable to network administrators and security officers alike because t...

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The Big Picture You've Never Seen: Enterprise SharePoint Recovery
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 is a robust platform, and organizations, business units, departments and individuals are moving all types of data and applications to it at break-neck speed.

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Leverage Active Directory with Kerberos to Eliminate HTTP Password
sponsored by PistolStar, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 17 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Learn how to skip the endless password prompts for IBM Lotus applications by leveraging a smooth, simple and secure authentication leveraging Kerberos.

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Recovery Manager for Active Directory
sponsored by Quest Software
SOFTWARE LISTING:   Posted: 10 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory offers an easy-to-use solution for fast, granular, online recovery of Active Directory (AD) in the event of inadvertent modification of AD due to software failure or human error.

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The end of File Replication Service
sponsored by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 08 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: DFSR allows configuration of replication groups to simply replicate data without defining a namespace, administrators can configure replication groups to replicate data from a file server in a remote site to a server in the hub site.

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Best Practices for NT to Active Directory Migration
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 01 Apr 2008 | Published: 22 Nov 2005
SUMMARY: This document provides best practices for migration from NT to Active Directory. Note that it is not a substitute for Aelita Domain Migration Wizard's User's Guide and on-line help, which contain detailed information on the tool and its options.

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11 Things to Know about Active Directory Recovery
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 31 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: This document details important considerations when creating and testing your Active Directory recovery plan. It provides administrators with important insights into the finer points of Active Directory recovery.

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ACTIVE DIRECTORY DEFINITION (continued): …  with other directories. Active Directory is designed especially for distributed networking environments.

Ask your questions about Active Directory at ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Active Directory features include:

  • Support for the X.500 standard for global directories
  • The capability for secure extension of network operations to the Web
  • A hierarchical organization that provides a single point of access for system administration … 
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