=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip June 4, 2002
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Quest Software: Is your Active Directory data secure? http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3696,00.htm?FreeWhitepaper - New Training Available: Introducing .NET http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=AV0020&m=ew2gi052102&p=c&t=o =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Keep AD neat and tidy - Oops! True IT blooper #35: What about Bob? - Interview: Mark Minasi's musings 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Win2000Talk: Radio for geeks - Ask the Expert: AD user accounts - Webcast: .NET and Web Services - Issues for the Windows admin ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: Quest Software ******************* DO YOU WANT TO LOCK DOWN YOUR NETWORK and spend less time on manual tasks? Quest and Hewlett-Packard have teamed up to offer "Advanced Security Management of Active Directory in Windows 2000," a free white paper discussing key challenges that AD shops face. Learn how you can improve network security across the enterprise and make Active Directory work for YOU. Download the WHITE PAPER today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3696,00.htm?FreeWhitepaper ____________________________________________________________________ KEEP AD NEAT AND TIDY | by James Michael Stewart Like NTFS, DNS and every other data storage mechanism within Windows 2000, the Active Directory database becomes untidy over time. As records are added, modified, deleted, re-categorized, re-grouped, pruned and grafted, the AD database becomes fragmented, non-contiguous and less efficient. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci827128,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #35: WHAT ABOUT BOB? | by David Pye Read about how Active Directory replication turned a seemingly harmless joke into a near career-shattering event for one IT contractor. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci826925,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MARK MINASI'S MUSINGS | by Marilyn Cohodas Here's one theory on why companies have been slow to adopt Active Directory and why you will be deploying it soon (if you aren't already). http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci823488,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ************ New Training Available: Introducing .NET ************ Gain a clear understanding of .NET, its origin, architecture, applicability and its probable impact on the development world. See .NET in action via functional examples and code. Visualize .NET possibilities for your own development efforts. CD-ROM Price: $195 http://learn.serebra.com?s=53&i=AV0020&m=ew2gi052102&p=c&t=o ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN2000TALK | Radio for geeks Two years after Microsoft .NET was introduced, most users still don't know what it is or how to use it. Experts dig in to .NET on this week's edition of this weekly radio Webcast. The bottom line: developers should become familiar with Web services protocols and start experimenting with Microsoft's .NET programming tools. Useful server products will begin to roll out next year. http://win2000talk.techtarget.com/?stream=2248 >> CLICK here for a rebroadcast of the Win2000Talk show on directory services: http://win2000talk.techtarget.com/?stream=2219 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AD USER ACCOUNTS | Ask the Expert Dear Expert, How do I remove old Exchange information from an Active Directory user account? >> CLICK to read Scott Schnoll's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid468034_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .NET & XML WEB SERVICES - ISSUES FOR THE WINDOWS ADMIN | Live Webcast Who: John Robbins, author and consultant When: Today, June 4 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) These days .NET and XML Web services are moving to front and center for many developers, but what do they mean for the Windows admin? More than you might think. Join SearchWin2000 for this Live Expert Webcast to find out what you, as a Windows network admin, need to know about .NET and XML Web services. Find out how the new .NET initiative will bring peace between network admins and developers, what exactly a .NET application is and why XML Web Services will undoubtedly be a part of the Windows admin's future. >>CLICK to attend... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** TIP MAILBOX, (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send feedback on tips and ideas for new tip content. ____________________________________________________________________ MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID PYE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ************************ Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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