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Microsoft Azure IAAS Essentials

You're reading from   Microsoft Azure IAAS Essentials Design, configure, and build your cloud-based infrastructure using Microsoft Azure

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2015
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ISBN-13 9781782174639
Length 170 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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What is Microsoft Azure Active Directory?


Active Directory was introduced to the Microsoft stack of technologies way back with Windows Server 2000. It has been around for a long time now. It is used to track and manage resources on your network. It can also be used to provide access to resources on your network. Each new version of Windows Server brings with it some new Active Directory features.

For those who are new to Active Directory, we have included a short section to discuss the Active Directory terminology:

  • Domain: An Active Directory domain is a collection of objects within your Active Directory network. It can include things such as users, groups of users, and computers.

  • Forest: This is a collection of domains; if you have a large organization, you may have multiple domains.

  • Organizational Unit (OU): This is a container that can be used to group other Active Directory objects together. You can place user groups and computers in organizational units inside your domain. This represents...

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