Active Directory

Active Directory is the backbone and nerve centre of Microsoft's Windows2000 and 2003 operating systems An effective Active Directory configuration is critical to the performance of your windows network and is important for the following key reasons:-
- It is an essential part of managing network security
- It makes the network more efficient to manage
- It enables network management tools to be used more efficiently
- It allows IT to respond faster to the needs of the business

Typical Problems We See

We all have New Year's resolutions we fail to achieve! Getting round to optimising AD is likely to be one of them but don't let this happen as you will more than reap the rewards of getting it right. Classic problems include:-

- Operational Units are not structured effectively, often simply following the organisation hierarchy is not sufficient

- Group policies become too complex and less effective because the underlyingOperational Units are not effective

Many organisations use too many domains, most organisations in the UK need one.