Keeping Your Active Directory on Track Today and Tomorrow

Total Running Time: 142 min

Active Directory is the cornerstone of many networks and with Windows Server 2012 on the horizon, an upgrade to Active Directory is a topic to begin contemplating. We’ll kick off this event by looking at the multitude of new features in the Windows Server 2012 Active Directory release. With the future under control, we’ll take a look at a couple of common holes in Active Directory implementations at organizations small and large: security and disaster recovery.

One of the most common threats to a healthy and stable directory is a rash of administrators and applications with far too much access to Active Directory. To solve this problem, we’ll dive in to delegating granular permissions inside the directory. There is little that actually requires membership in one of the broad-reaching security groups like Domain Admins, and at the end of this event, you’ll be equipped to hand out exactly the permissions required and nothing more.

Finally, we’ll wrap up with a topic nobody wants to think about—disaster recovery. Active Directory is the foundation for many networks, and without it, business is likely to come grinding to a halt. We’ll talk about planning, how to restore if something bad happens, and the new Active Directory Recycle Bin feature that can make restoring deleted objects a snap.

Session 1: What's New in Windows Server 2012 Active Directory

Session 2: Mastering Active Directory Security Permissions Delegation

Session 3: Active Directory Disaster Recovery