This design is called a schema. Active Directory is no exception: Its schema contains formal definitions of every object class that can be created in the Active Directory forest and every attribute that can exist in an Active Directory object. AD comes with a default schema, but administrators ...
Active Directory (AD) is a cornerstone of the modern enterprise IT infrastructure. It's a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks, serving as an essential tool for organizing and managing users, their attributes and group membership, computer accounts, network resources an...
Active Directory stores data about all the objects on a network. An object is a single element, such as a user, group, application or shared device, such as a server or printer. Objects are normally defined as either resources, such as printers or computers, or security principals, such a...
Monitoring your Active Directory is an essential, continuous process with the objective being to ensure the performance and security of AD and its components. This is achieved by analyzing the AD environment closely using a range of technologies. Managing the broad range of activities involved within...
an Active Directory domain is essentially a logical grouping of objects on a network. Domains are created so IT teams can establish administrative boundaries between different network entities. There’s no limit to the number of objects you can add into an AD domain, and objects don’t need to...
Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s solution to information management. Using Active Directory Domain Services, network administrators can access all the sensitive information available in an enterprise network, using a hierarchical structure typical of all directory services. To help you make sense ...
Active Directory is a directory service. The term directory service refers to two things — a directory where information about users and resources is stored and a service or services that let you access and manipulate those resources. Active Directory is a way to manage all elements of your ne...
Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory and identity management service for Windows domain networks used for user authentication and authorization.
Active Directory forest: What it is and best practices for managing it Active Directory forest is a critical — but often underappreciated — element of the IT infrastructure. Learn what it is and how to manage it. Fouad Hamdi Active Directory disaster recovery: Creating an airtight strategy ...
An Active Directory (AD) tree is a collection ofdomainswithin a Microsoft Active Directory network. The term refers to the fact that each domain has exactly one parent, leading to a hierarchicaltree structure. A group of AD trees is known as aforest. Domains within the AD tree structure hav...