Description: Windows 2000 is enjoying an even higher profile than Windows 95, making it one of the most anticipated software products of the last decade. Ask any NT Administrator "Why?" and you may hear some not-so-kind references to Microsoft's current network operating system and it's dreadful implementation of domains and trusts. At the heart of this new operating system lies rescue from administrative nightmare, a new approach to systems management which provides robust security and scalability. Enter Windows 2000 Active Directory. The catch is that core of the system is so vastly different from that of its predecessor it is sure to cause a stampede of NT administrators to bookstores everywhere. In fact the changes are so vast that Microsoft is going to offer it as a complete Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) course in the future and Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) are to be made to sit the course before teaching it (no other course has this prerequisite). So network administrators get a break from NT 4.0 domains but face new challenges in learning Active Directory.

Active Directory, the heart of Windows 2000 Server, will prove to be the most difficult of the myriad of new features to master (The lack of qualified Novell NDS professionals offers insight into this.) This equates the need for education on this subject: which in turn translates into the need for this book.

This book draws on years of experience from the author whose work with enterprise networking and large-scale NT implementations make him the perfect candidate for authoring this publication. It is a solid and informative book, teaching not only the main points of the technology but also the inner workings. Windows 2000Active Directory Survival offers real-world insight into this new technology. It takes the user step-by-step through a successful planning and implementation of Active Directory. In addition the book utilizes contrasting views of prior releases of Windows NT to further reinforce the concepts of this new technology to the audience.

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