The Active Directory of the future
ENT News | at | by Mike
Windows Server 2003 was in many ways a minor release -- that is up until the Trustworthy Computing security review that contributed to delaying the project by about a year. But even before Trustworthy Computing, the Active Directory enhancements from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003 were one area where the upgrade was a major release.
For example, the Active Directory in Windows 2000 had major flexibility problems, especially when it came to merger and acquisition scenarios that are so common in enterprises. Much of that was repaired with the Windows Server 2003 Active Directory.