In "Mastering Active Directory Domains," I explained the importance of good domain naming and discussed the concept of nesting domains. In this article, I'll discuss two more Active Directory ...

Have a client who has always had 2 domain controllers in SITEA. Today we installed a domain controller in SITEB as they had only a nas device for local storage and also were on a workgroup. All domain ...

The way you set up your Active Directory topography will have a direct impact on how well you're able to organize your users and resources. Since the release of Windows 2000 Server edition more than a ...

One of the safest strategies for configuring Active Directory is to stick with the simplest deployment possible. Active Directory has been around since the release of Windows 2000 Server edition. This ...

One of the highlights for me of NetPro’s annual Directory Experts Conference is the report on the survey of attendees that the company releases after the event. It was slow coming out this year – the ...

I have a domain that has 23 different sites. For the most part they are all connected to each other via MPLS. Most sites have just one DC but there are 3 sites that have multiple domain controllers ...

Active Directory design is a science, and it’s far too complex to cover all the nuances within the confines of one article. But I wanted to share with you 10 quick tips that will help make your AD ...

It’s called “site coverage.” When domain controller X registers its SRV records in DNS, it checks to see if any poor, neglected Active Directory sites don’t have any domain controllers in the same ...

An efficient Active Directory topology is a must if you're planning to deploy Exchange 2007. Unlike its predecessors, the latest version of Exchange doesn't use Routing Groups to handle messaging ...

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — The Active Directory toolbox available to IT executives will get a little deeper next week. NetPro Computing Inc. will launch its DirectoryInsight tool, which provides change and ...

Federated identity management, or FIM, is just one of the latest networking buzzwords to hit mainstream. FIM involves a set of agreements for trusting repositories of accounts located in two or more ...