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-ActiveDirectory is [MicrosoftCorporation]'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 centralised system that automates network management of user data, security, and distributed resources, and enables interoperation with other directories - so long as these directories manages
to conform to [MicrosoftCorporation]'s odd and unpublished "standards".
+ActiveDirectory is [MicrosoftCorporation]'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 centralised system that automates network management of user data, security, and distributed resources, and enables interoperation with other directories - so long as these directories manage
to conform to [MicrosoftCorporation]'s odd and unpublished "standards".
Active Directory is designed for distributed networking environments, but in practice in NZ, gets implemented in small/medium business environments where its complexity and dependency on the underlying relatively unstable Windows 2000 OS make it more of a hindrance than a help.
Major flaw: ALL member servers which carry an AD replica must be Windows platforms. Contrast with [NDS]/[eDirectory] where a master replica can exist on any supported OS - These include; Netware, Linux, Windows, and Solaris.
