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Advice on what to do now that Active Directory is installed // Active Directory Strategy

Asked by rfwoolf in Windows NT Operating System

Tags: Active Directory strategy, Active Directory tasks.

So I have Windows Server 2008 Standard running with Active Directory installed, and I need a strategy or some advice on what to do next, so that we utelise AD's full potential.

For example:
Should I create users or computers?
How should I structure the file shares?
Do I need any login scripts? If so what do I put in them?
Should I map any drives?
What else can I do that might be useful and impressive?

Here is our company structure:
* Our Head Office has 12 people that come into the office every day and plug in their laptops,
which all lead to a switch which connects to an ADSL router. Currently they all save their data on their individual laptops :(
* We have a Server PC running Windows Server 2008 Standard that also plugs into the switch which leads to the router.
* We have a sister office about 100 miles away with about 5 users. They too also save their data on their individual laptops :(
* We have a handful of 'roaming users' and we have set it up to allow 'dialling in'.

Here are some of our goals that we're aware of:
* Some centralization of data
* WHAT ELSE CAN A.D. DO FOR US???

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             Our Windows Server 2008 Standard has these roles installed:
* Active Directory Certificate Services
* Active Directory Domain Services
* DHCP Server
* DNS Server
* File Services
* Network Policy and Access Services
* Web Server (IIS)

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Advice on what to do now that Active Directory is installed // Active Directory Strategy

Asked by rfwoolf in Windows NT Operating System

Tags: Active Directory strategy, Active Directory tasks.

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