Active Directory delivers a number of important benefits, including:
their machines to establish a connection with the
Active Directory domain."
Dell provides its own option in the form of Dell Recovery Manager for
Active Directory Forest Edition, which helps IT departments set up a virtual AD test lab to speed testing of DR plans, software patches and more--and even watching for warning signs of possible AD issues before they become disasters.
"With the most free
Active Directory integration and UNIX/Linux management tools, and the industry's best reviewed and most broadly adopted free
Active Directory integration products, Centrify Express customers are now more compliant, productive and secure than ever.
Migration and Deployment -- Provides a bird's eye view of all local Unix accounts and system parameters, enabling administrators to determine which systems are ready for advanced functionality offered by
Active Directory bridge technologies such as Quest Authentication Services.
Centrify provides security and compliance software that centrally manages heterogeneous computing environments using
Active Directory. More than 1500 enterprise customers, including 38% of the Fortune 50, have selected Centrify for its easy-to-manage, Active Directory-based cross-platform interoperability solutions.
Active directory is a central component of the Windows platform,
Active Directory directory service provides the means to manage the identities and relationships that make up network environments.
Active directory; administrator's pocket consultant.
The software collects and analyzes data across the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Exchange and
Active Directory infrastructure, and provides a holistic view of the entire BlackBerry environment.
Interacting with Windows and
Active Directory environments, the software allows users to manage users, groups and files and to discover security weaknesses, document objects, manage attributes and delegate duties.
Evolution 4 is said to offer an advanced integration with Microsoft
Active Directory, enabling administrators to use WiseGuard Extended Manager to manage users of multiple
Active Directory domains, from a single console.
Lowe-Norris'
Active Directory, 3rd Edition (0596101732, $49.99) is also for Windows administrators who may know all to well about the problems it's brought to prior versions of windows.