• Active Directory is a mature technology that has been around for nearly 20 years and has undergone some evolution but still maintains its basic structure. • While the built-in Active Directory tools ...

If you’re not concerned about the magnitude of the task required to migrate to Active Directory, you probably don’t run Windows NT. But the reality is that if you’re planning a migration, don’t plan ...

Active Directory health assessment is a challenge, especially for small and midsize companies that can't afford a full-time Active Directory admin or costly third-party tools. The first indication ...

One of the advantages of Microsoft's Active Directory is that it allows users to search objects in the database by performing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol queries. LDAP is an industry ...

Windows Server 2008 introduced the most significant changes to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) since its inaugural release in Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft has continued along this path with ...

Samba's open source alternative to Microsoft's domain controller is a good start, but not ready for prime time Samba 4.0 is a milestone release that brings Active Directory functionality to the open ...

Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service. It runs on Windows Server and helps administrators manage permissions and access to network resources. To backup and restore Active Directory in ...

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are meant for the system and IT administrators. They allow admins to set and manage roles as well as the features that are installed on a Windows Server ...