Microsoft Active Directory
Windows Active Directory
requires experience to configure efficiently
across an enterprise. Northwest Computer
Support’s Microsoft certified consultants are
experts in designing, deploying and
troubleshooting complex Microsoft Active
Directory (Microsoft AD) installations. Areas of
expertise include:
Design
- Designing enterprise Active Directory
environments with multiple locations, we can
deliver fast, efficient solutions for fault
tolerant architecture, placement of servers
and services, and AD server roles.
- Designing and implementing an optimal
DNS configuration that correctly handles
internal, external and remote users.
- Diagnose and resolve complex problems
concerning workstation and server
authentication in an Active Directory
environment.
Develop
- Developing and deploying group policy
security models that can save significant
support resources by effectively controlling
the ability of users to make configuration
changes.
- Help make key early decisions concerning
Active Directory naming standards,
hierarchical model, IT management structure,
utilization and structure of group policy
objects, plus security and auditing
definitions. We can also anticipate the
impacts of server and service configurations
on functionality and performance.
- We can help create an Active Directory
architecture that features enterprise class
redundancy, fault tolerance, effective data
protection systems, and seamless disaster
recovery.
- For enhanced security, Northwest
Computer Support can provide assistance
designing enterprise-wide security policies
and procedures and work with Active
Directory configuration to implement such
policies.
Troubleshoot
- Troubleshooting complex
Active Directory issues such as replication
problems, multi-domain partition
configurations, corrupted AD objects,
clean-up of legacy beta software and repair
of failed installations.
Migrate
- Lead Active Directory migrations from
legacy NT domain or Novell environments,
including upgrading of existing NT domains,
“fresh” AD domain migrations, collapsing of
multiple domains into a single domain, and
creation of sub-domain or multi-domain
environments.
- Migrate/merge an Exchange 5.5
directory/system into an existing Windows
2000/2003 Active Directory system.
- Perform seamless multi-site/multi-server
Active Directory migrations that are
transparent to users.
- Help architect, plan and mange the
migration/merging of an acquired entities
Active Directory environment into a single
AD structure.
Maintain
- We can support applications integrated
with Active Directory such as Microsoft
Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2003,
and Cisco Unity unified messaging.
- Northwest Computer Support has
world-class tools and expertise to monitor
the health and operations of a complex
Active Directory environment 24/7.
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