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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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Authentication \| Internet Information Services \| Server Management \| SQL

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Change Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Software \| Troubleshooting

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Enterprise Single Sign-on \| Identity Management \| Password Synchronization \| Passwords

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... TOPICS: Active Directory \| Helpdesk \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Risk Management

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Backups \| Data Recovery \| Databases \| Disaster Recovery \| Enterprise

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Authentication \| Domino \| Lotus Notes

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Disaster Recovery \| Downtime \| Integration \| ROI Calculators \| SLA

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Data Storage \| File Replication Services \| SAN \| Troubleshooting

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Best Practices \| Reporting Software \| Software Migration \| Windows NT

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. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Antivirus Software \| Backups \| Data Compression \| Network Service Providers \| Security \| Security Breach \| Viruses \| Windows Server 2003

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

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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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