Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Exploring a Single-Domain Real-World Design Example

To illustrate a good example of an organization that would logically choose a single-domain model, let’s consider fictional CompanyA. CompanyA is a 500-user organization with a central office located in Minneapolis. A few smaller branch offices are scattered throughout the Midwest, but all help desk administration is centralized at the company headquarters. CompanyA currently uses a single user domain and has multiple resource domains in various locations across the country.

The IT team in Minneapolis is designing an AD DS structure and wants to centralize administration at corporate headquarters. Branch offices should have the capability to change passwords and clear print jobs locally, but ...