RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Gauging AD experience

[Brian Desmond]

Consulting is the way to see the world (sometimes quite literally) and figure out what in particular you like most and are best at IMHO.   My biggest project, AD and Exchange for half million users, 80K devices, 650 sites, 70 DCs is really two people running it.   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas M. Long Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:49 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Gauging AD experience   I am trying to figure out how one gauges their AD experience. For example, I have designed, implemented and maintained an AD/Exchange environment of 5000 users with 1000 workstations from the ground up, alone. The environment is only 3 sites, with little complexity. I now work for a company maintaining a directory of about 150 users and 150 workstations. And the more local AD people I talk to, the more confident I am that I know quite a bit about AD compared to them (only talking about the people I have met…not generalizing the entire industry).   Although I am not a guru like some on this list, I would like to get myself to the place where I can say “yeah, I can design your 50,000 user / 15 site infrastructure.” Or is that even possible? Is a project of that size several directory experts working together?   I honestly believe that I could perform such a task, but knowing that I would make some mistakes that a VERY experienced person would not.   So, I guess my question is:   How do I get to where I want to be? Consult? Try to get a job with the biggest company I can?   There may be no real answer, but I thought it was worth asking because I have been thinking about it for a couple of months and don’t know where to start to move forward, and this is the only place I know that has people that I consider AD gurus (or gods even)