Active Directory White Papers
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Mastering Mergers and Acquisitions
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellWhen businesses are faced with mergers and acquisitions, IT must undertake the burden of migrating Exchange and AD systems. Inside this resource explore the top approaches for tackling this complex task to determine a best-suited strategy for organization.
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Mastering AD Migrations
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellThis resource outlines the four key steps for effective Active Directory migration and reviews migration tools specifically designed to help smooth the transition process for your organization.
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The 12 Critical Questions You Need to Ask When Choosing an AD Bridge Solution
Sponsored by: Dell Software GroupDiscover how an Active Directory bridge solution can help you overcome the complexity of providing Windows access to users across multiple platforms for both users and administrators. In addition, view the twelve questions you should ask before adopting an AD bridge solution.
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The Active Directory Management and Security You've Always Dreamed Of
Sponsored by: Dell Software GroupDiscover why Windows' native security doesn't fulfill the needs of today and get help achieving the Windows and Active Directory management and security you've always hoped for – and needed.
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The 12 Essential Tasks of Active Directory Domain Services: Using the right tools and processes helps reduce administrative overhead and ensures directory service is always available
Sponsored by: Dell Software GroupUncover the twelve essential tasks of Active Directory Domain Service and learn how employing a third-party product – such as Quest ActiveRoles Server – can help you simplify the administration of large directories and increase security in such a complex environment.
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Stop Password Sprawl with SaaS Single Sign-On via Active Directory
Sponsored by: Centrify CorporationAccess this white paper that presents an easy-to-deploy, cloud-based architecture that will ensure your on-premise Active Directory infrastructure is protected and brings your SaaS applications in line with security best practices and compliance.
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Restructuring, Consolidating, and Merging Active Directory, What You Need to Know Before Your Start
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellAccess this white paper that presents critical planning decisions and considerations for merging, restructuring, or consolidating active directory domains.
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Best Practices for an Active Directory Migration
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellAccess this white paper that presents some of the major challenges that can accompany Active Directory migrations.
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Windows Server 2008: Object Accidental Deletion Protection
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeDisaster prevention is often better and easier to implement than disaster recovery. In Microsoft Server 2008, there are several new built-in disaster prevention capabilities to help you avoid trouble. One of these is accidental object deletion protection.
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How to Enable Cloud Deployments with Active Directory
Sponsored by: Centrify CorporationThis expert e-guide discusses the improvements to server virtualization and cloud support in Windows Server 2012. Also, learn more about managing access control to data within Active Directory with Windows Rights Management Services.
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Active Directory Expert Best Practices and Security Tips
Sponsored by: Centrify CorporationAccess this expert e-guide for Active Directory best practices and security tips. Learn about securing domain controllers, group policy security settings and more.
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Active Directory Forest Disaster Recovery: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellAccess this white paper to learn how to avoid the most common Active Directory disasters. Inside, examine case studies and discover strategies for handling domain controller failure, accidental bulk deletion of objects, forest failure and more.
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Active Directory Maintenance & Cleanup
Sponsored by: STEALTHbits TechnologiesActive Directory (AD) plays a central role for many organizations’ Windows Domain architecture and access control, so it’s essential to maintain a clean and correct AD to avoid any potential security and operational risks. View now to explore the risks and challenges of AD that organizations face today and uncover best practices to address them.
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Simplifying and Securing Group Policy Management
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellDiscover key tips for protecting, maintaining and recovering your Group Policy infrastructure in this essential resource. Find out how you can secure every desktop and server in your Windows environment with these best practices.
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7 Tips for Achieving Active Directory Compliance
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellDiscover 7 key tips to help you achieve and maintain compliance in Active Directory, including what to keep an eye on, warning signs to look out for and how to leverage auditing tools to simplify the process in this essential resource.
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E-Guide: Top Considerations for Migrating to Exchange 2010
Sponsored by: MetalogixIn this expert e-guide, discover what you need to know before migrating to Exchange Server 2010. Explore the new features and tools that Exchange boasts, and which features will not longer be supported. Find out the important prerequisites you'll need before making the transition.
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Step-by-step Guide to Migrating from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010
Sponsored by: MimecastWhile Exchange 2010 promises to offer enhanced communication and collaboration capabilities, the migration process can still be a challenge for even the most diligent IT professional. Take a look at this e-book from the editors at SearchExchange.com for a top-to-bottom, expert analysis of the Exchange migration process.
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The Seven Common Challenges of Administering Active Directory
Sponsored by: NetIQ EuropeThis white paper will out line the 7 common challenges you might face while trying to implement Active Directory securely. You will also learn some helpful tips that will assist you with these difficulties.
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Guide for migrating to Exchange 2010
Sponsored by: MicrosoftBefore migrating to any email server, it is important to confirm that you meet the prerequisites, including having sufficient hardware—and this holds true when considering migrating to Exchange Server 2010. Ensure you are prepared for this migration and learn more here.
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Post-Migration Best Practices: Exchange Environment Operation
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellIn this Quest white paper, discover best practices - straight from Industry experts Nelson Ruest and Danielle Ruest - to help you have a successful post-migration operation. Learn why you MUST have the same level of post-migration planning that you had for pre-migration, and discover four key aspects of post-migration management you must know.
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Ensuring High Availability of Your Active Directory Forest
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellThis Quest Software white paper explains the symptoms of a failing or failed domain or forest. It also discusses how you can best prepare for this failure, and compares manual forest recovery procedures with a powerful automated solution. Don’t be caught without an AD forest recovery plan in place! Read this Quest white paper today.
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A Guide for Enterprise VMware ThinApp Deployments
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.This guide provides the insight you need to ensure a successful enterprise implementation of ThinApp, with guidance on deployment of virtualized applications in the enterprise, addressing multiple use cases for physical and virtual desktops, with design considerations of multiple components for each use case.
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Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution
Sponsored by: Quest Software, now a part of DellThis Quest Software white paper helps you understand the questions to ask when choosing the best Active Directory solution for your company. Don’t waste any more time and money with systems that don’t play well together! Read this Quest white paper today.
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Solution Summary - Secure Cloud
Sponsored by: Radiant Logic, Inc.This paper describes how virtualization solves the issue of directory integration with an approach that is cost effective, non-intrusive, and easy to deploy. By externalizing identities into an interoperable service that can be accessed by a variety of applications, enterprises can deliver services to internal and external users at faster speeds.
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Windows 7 and Desktop Lockdown with Privilege Management
Sponsored by: ViewfinityWith the Windows XP sunset date fast approaching, plans for Windows 7 migrations are in full swing. This has prompted most organizations to re-assess their approach to PC lockdown. Viewfinity Privilege Management allows IT professionals to provide granular, multi-level user permission control for least privilege environments.
