Westwood College Library
Westwood College Online Learning Resource Center
Home | Online Course Resources | Online Books and Articles | General Reference
 

NW407: Designing Directory Services

This course covers network directory design concepts. Topics covered in the course include designing a directory services infrastructure, creating a domain plan, creating an organizational unit plan, creating a site topology plan, and creating an active directory implementation plan. At completion of the course, students should be able to assess the impact of Active Directory on systems and processes, create a modification plan, define and name domains, design the site topology, and develop the structure of organizational units.


 

Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure

Active Directory Design Considerations for Small Networks
Written by Brien M. Posey at WindowsNetworking.com

Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Technical resources for planning, deployment, configuration, and more


Creating an Organizational Unit Plan

Microsoft
Creating an organizational unit plan

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003
FAQ for Windows from WindowsITPro

Windows Server TechCenter
Server-related resources from Microsoft and the Windows Server community

Creating a Domain Plan

Changing the Domain Plan after Deployment
Article from Microsoft TechCenter

Create a Domain
Article from Microsoft TechCenter

Naming Workgroups and Domains
From About.com's Guide to Wireless / Networking


Creating a Site Topology Plan

Network Topologies
Introduction to the standard topologies of computer networking from About.com

Network Topologies
Diagrams from Webopedia.com

Topology
Definition from Whatis.com


Additional Sites of Interest

ACM Queue
Developer tools, hardware, security, open source, enterprise search, and more

Builder.com
White papers, trialware, and online book library

CERT Coordination Center
Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

CSI Blog
Blog for the Computer Security Institute

Computer User
Online security network forums

ComputerWorld
Source for information needs of IT management

DesktopLinux.com
Linux on enterprise and end user desktops

Foundstone
Free downloads of security tools

Hotscripts.com
PHP, CGI, Perl, JavaScript, and ASP script collection

IEEE Computer Society
Site includes digital library with magazines, transactions, and proceedings

IT Architect
Technology architecture for the 21st century

Information Week
News, research, and IT trends

INFOSYSSEC
Security portal for information system security professionals

Intelligent Enterprise
Strategic business applications

Journals: @Brint.com
Resources from business technology management and knowledge management

The Linux Documentation Project
Documention for Linux, including guides and FAQs

Linux Journal
Magazine of the Linux community

Linux Online
Open source code, news, Linux 101

MSDN Academic Alliance Development Center
Provides faculty and students with the latest developer tools, servers, and platforms from Microsoft at a low cost

MSDN Magazine
Microsoft journal for developers

Macworld
Resource for Mac professionals and Mac users

McAfee
Antivirus software and intrusion prevention solutions

Microsoft Windows
Windows family home page

NerdWorld
Source for "nerdly" culture, life, and work styles

Network Computing
Evaluating enterprise technology

Novell
Software for the Open Enterprise

Optimize
Business strategy and execution for CIOs

PC Magazine
Computer, software, hardware, and electronics reviews, downloads, news, and opinion

PC Support Advisor
Free computer guides

PCVirus.org
Computer virus/antivirus resources

PGP
Multiple encryption and digital-signature solutions

Programmers' Heaven
Languages, applications, and web development

Publish
Web publishing and print

Red Hat
Open source architecture

SearchNetworking.com
Security-specific information resource for enterprise IT professionals

SearchSecurity.com
Security-specific information resource for enterprise IT professionals

SecurityFocus
Comprehensive source of security information

Smart Computing
Site for magazine devoted to helping users improve their productivity with personal computers

Software Development
News, articles, and software pipelines

Symantec
Helps companies manage digital assets

TechWeb
Business technology network

Tom's Hardware Guide
Resource for PC hardware reviews and news

Trend Micro
Leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services

WhatIs.com
Dictionary for Internet and computer technologies

WindowsITPro
Leading source of practical, technical information to help IT professionals

Wired
Latest news in technology, culture, business, and politics

ZDNet.com
Business technology blogs

 

LIBRARY HOME | CONTACT | DISCLAIMER