New Webcast: The six keys to AD management success

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November 24, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Webcast Alert NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     UPCOMING WEBCASTS  Learn about the six keys for effectively managing Active Directory. This webcast will focus on the individual importance that each key plays and how to better leverage AD as the central identity store within an organization. VENDOR WEBCAST Getting More Mileage from Active Directory WHEN: December 1, 2004 @ 9 AM EST (1400 GMT) SPEAKER: Darren Mar-Elia, Chief Technology Officer for Windows Management, Quest Software SPONSOR :   Quest Software ABOUT THE WEBCAST: At this webcast, Darren Mar-Elia, Chief Technology Officer for Windows Management at Quest Software, will discuss the importance of effectively managing Active Directory and better leveraging it as the central identity store within an organization. Successful administration of AD depends on many key factors. The focus of this presentation will be on six key areas of AD management and the individual importance that each one plays. Areas of focus include: Hardening Security - Hear about real world examples illustrating why delegation is important in securing AD. Enforcing Compliance - Get an explanation of how AD is viewed as the starting point of access into systems and find out what you can do to stay in compliance with your industry regulations. Empowering users - Discover ways you can securely give permissions to users to perform their own tasks, either for themselves or others, without granting rights to other parts of AD. Deploying Group Policy - Gain an understanding of the complexities of Group Policy and the importance of managing it. Automating User Provisioning - Get an explanation of how automatically provisioning users can reduce the workload of AD administrators. Leveraging AD - Hear about the general management challenges of AD. Anyone that attends this webcast will be entered to win a hand held GPS system, pre-register now! ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Darren Mar-Elia, Chief Technology Officer for Windows Management, Quest Software Darren Mar-Elia, Chief Technology Officer for Windows Management at Quest Software, has more than 15 years of experience in systems and network administration, design and architecture, with a focus on large-scale enterprise implementations of Windows infrastructures. Prior to joining Quest Software, Mar-Elia was the director of Windows architecture and planning for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Mar-Elia has written and contributed to ten books on Windows NT and 2000 and was recently awarded Microsoft MVP status for his work in the Windows Server Management community. He has a B.A. degree in organizational behavior from the University of California, Berkeley. REGISTER FOR THE WEBCAST Five Easy Lessons to AD Security - New eBook! Much has been written about Active Directory and how you can use it to centrally manage and secure your information systems. But how do you secure Active Directory itself? Download the latest eBook, written by Roberta Bragg, and go beyond the basics with expert guidance on how to secure your AD infrastructure. Learn how to ID and correct the issues that can have a big impact on network security. > Download your free copy today! VIEW WEBCASTS  Get informed. Check out all our available webcasts to get the information you need to make the right IT Business decisions from leading industry experts and vendors. > View all Webcasts   FREE E-MAIL SERVICES!     Enter your e-mail and start receiving Today's News.     E-mail:     Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   A B O U T   T H I S   A L E R T Contact us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Webcast Alert": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=498044&lid=430743&track=NL-129&ad=498044 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.