Microsoft users in directory jam
nwfusion.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft Corp. is poised to provide new tools to join multiple implementations of Active Directory, but the company still strongly recommends against the practice because it can create unnecessary and problematic complexity. The mixed message has network executives scratching their heads as they try to reconcile the need to build directories that recognize organizational security boundaries with this cautionary advice from Microsoft. The confusion is coming to the forefront as Microsoft is introducing a feature with Windows.Net Server - due for release by year-end - that supports complex deployments of Active Directory.