Mastering Active Directory

Gathering business data

Before starting to figure out how many forests, domains, and domain controllers to create, we need to gather some critical data to help us make an accurate design that agrees with the core business requirements.

Understanding the organizational structure correctly is vital to designing an identity infrastructure. An organizational chart is a good place to start. It will give you an idea of who you need to ask questions of in order to collect the specific data that will help in your design. For example, if you need to know what your software development department requires in directory services, the best person to ask will be the technical lead or architect of the team. They will be able to give you the exact answer ...