Become a master at managing enterprise identity infrastructure by
leveraging Active Directory About This Book - Manage your Active
Directory services for Windows Server 2016 effectively - Automate
administrative tasks in Active Directory using PowerShell - Manage your
organization's network with ease Who This Book Is For If you are an
Active Directory administrator, system administrator, or network
professional who has basic knowledge of Active Directory and are looking
to gain expertise in this topic, this is the book for you. What You Will
Learn - Explore the new features in Active Directory Domain Service
2016 - Automate AD tasks with PowerShell - Get to know the advanced
functionalities of the schema - Learn about Flexible Single Master
Operation (FSMO) roles and their placement - Install and migrate Active
directory from older versions to Active Directory 2016 - Manage Active
Directory objects using different tools and techniques - Manage users,
groups, and devices effectively - Design your OU structure in the best
way - Audit and monitor Active Directory - Integrate Azure with Active
Directory for a hybrid setup In Detail Active Directory is a centralized
and standardized system that automates networked management of user
data, security, and distributed resources and enables interoperation
with other directories. If you are aware of Active Directory basics and
want to gain expertise in it, this book is perfect for you. We will
quickly go through the architecture and fundamentals of Active Directory
and then dive deep into the core components, such as forests, domains,
sites, trust relationships, OU, objects, attributes, DNS, and
replication. We will then move on to AD schemas, global catalogs, LDAP,
RODC, RMS, certificate authorities, group policies, and security best
practices, which will help you gain a better understanding of objects
and components and how they can be used effectively. We will also cover
AD Domain Services and Federation Services for Windows Server 2016 and
all their new features. Last but not least, you will learn how to manage
your identity infrastructure for a hybrid-cloud setup. All this will
help you design, plan, deploy, manage operations on, and troubleshoot
your enterprise identity infrastructure in a secure, effective manner.
Furthermore, I will guide you through automating administrative tasks
using PowerShell cmdlets. Toward the end of the book, we will cover best
practices and troubleshooting techniques that can be used to improve
security and performance in an identity infrastructure. Style and
approach This step-by-step guide will help you master the core
functionalities of Active Directory services using Microsoft Server 2016
and PowerShell, with real-world best practices at the end.
