branch offices vs. subsidiary offices
Analyzing the Business Environment
? Departmental model ? traditional method of managing a business
? Project-Based model ? "new age" management ? company is broken into small groups or teams which contain all the resources they need to support a project
? Product/Service-Based model ? groups are organized to support specific products or services
? Cost Center model ? hybrid of the above ? groups are divided across cost centers
Analyze the Existing and Planned Organizational Structures
? Management model
? Company Organization
? Vendor, partner and customer relationships
? Acquisition plans
? Analyze Factors that Influence Company Strategies
? Identify:
? The company priorities
? The projected growth and growth strategy
? The relevant laws and regulations
? The company's tolerance for risk
? The total cost of operations
Analyzing the IT Environment
? Type of Administration ? central or de-centralized
? Funding model
? Outsourcing
? Decision-making process
? Change-management process
Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment
? Analyze performance requirements
? Analyze data and system access patterns
? Analyze network roles and responsibilities
? Analyze security considerations
Analyze the impact of AD on the existing and planned technical environment
? Assess existing systems and applications
? Identify existing and planned upgrades and rollouts
? Analyze technical support structure
? Analyze existing and planned network and systems management
Active Directory Naming Strategies
? Establish the scope of the Active Directory
? Design the namespace
? Plan DNS strategy
Design the placement of DNS servers
? Considerations include:
? Performance
? Fault tolerance
? Functionality
? Manageability
? Plan for interoperability with the existing DNS
Planning a Domain and OU Structure
? Design an AD forest and domain structure
? Design a forest and schema structure
? Design a domain structure
? Analyze a optimize trust relationships
? Design and plan the structure of organizational units (OU)
? Considerations include:
? Administration control
? Existing resource domains
? Administrative policy
? Geographic and company structure
? Develop an OU delegation plan
? Plan Group Policy object management
? Plan policy management for client computers
Summary
? Access to all resources is managed through a single database
? Point of initial logon to using a printer is controlled by the AD directory
? All resources include identified permissions
? Network can be viewed as a single system rather than a series of connected resources
? Network based verses server or domain based management
? Active Directory as a Service
? The Active Directory service uses the Active Directory database to provide functionality
? Without the service the database could not be accessed
References
Active Directory in Windows 2000
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branch offices vs. subsidiary offices
Analyzing the Business Environment
? Departmental model ? traditional method of managing a business
? Project-Based model ? "new age" management ? company is broken into small groups or teams which contain all the resources they need to support a project
? Product/Service-Based model ? groups are organized to support specific products or services
? Cost Center model ? hybrid of the above ? groups are divided across cost centers
Analyze the Existing and Planned Organizational Structures
? Management model
? Company Organization
? Vendor, partner and customer relationships
? Acquisition plans
? Analyze Factors that Influence Company Strategies
? Identify:
? The company priorities
? The projected growth and growth strategy
? The relevant laws and regulations
? The company's tolerance for risk
? The total cost of operations
Analyzing the IT Environment
? Type of Administration ? central or de-centralized
? Funding model
? Outsourcing
? Decision-making process
? Change-management process
Evaluate the company's existing and planned technical environment
? Analyze performance requirements
? Analyze data and system access patterns
? Analyze network roles and responsibilities
? Analyze security considerations
Analyze the impact of AD on the existing and planned technical environment
? Assess existing systems and applications
? Identify existing and planned upgrades and rollouts
? Analyze technical support structure
? Analyze existing and planned network and systems management
Active Directory Naming Strategies
? Establish the scope of the Active Directory
? Design the namespace
? Plan DNS strategy
Design the placement of DNS servers
? Considerations include:
? Performance
? Fault tolerance
? Functionality
? Manageability
? Plan for interoperability with the existing DNS
Planning a Domain and OU Structure
? Design an AD forest and domain structure
? Design a forest and schema structure
? Design a domain structure
? Analyze a optimize trust relationships
? Design and plan the structure of organizational units (OU)
? Considerations include:
? Administration control
? Existing resource domains
? Administrative policy
? Geographic and company structure
? Develop an OU delegation plan
? Plan Group Policy object management
? Plan policy management for client computers
Summary
? Access to all resources is managed through a single database
? Point of initial logon to using a printer is controlled by the AD directory
? All resources include identified permissions
? Network can be viewed as a single system rather than a series of connected resources
? Network based verses server or domain based management
? Active Directory as a Service
? The Active Directory service uses the Active Directory database to provide functionality
? Without the service the database could not be accessed
References
Active Directory in Windows 2000
http://www... displayed 300 characters
