Most Active Directory documentation tools charge according to the number of users, so it’s easy to estimate how much you’ll pay. If not, you can contact the vendor’s sales team for a quote.

NetPro Computing Inc. will launch its DirectoryInsight tool, which provides change and configuration management for the directory service that is key to Windows 2000.

Active Roles supports all objects and attributes in Active Directory, letting you build role-based administration over anything. But it’s especially useful in helping enforce permissions over ...

In-Depth. 12 Mighty Labors of Active Directory Management. Administering and managing AD encompasses a multitude of activities. Although you can do the job with built-in services and tools, four ...

In-Depth. Manage Active Directory Permissions: 4 Access Control Tools for IT. Create a comprehensive access policy to files and shares with these Windows permission management tools.

Javelina Software LLC this week will release a tool kit that will help network professionals streamline and automate administration of Microsoft Corp.'s Active Directory.The company's ADvantage ...

NetIQ released this week the next version of its Active Directory management tool with controls that let customers track changes and users and delegate tasks among administrators. Directory and ...

Unfortunately, you can't set up Active Directory users from within the AWS Directory Service console. Instead, you will have to join an EC2 instance to the newly created Active Directory domain and ...

One of the great paradoxes of IT concerns how many applications depend on Microsoft Active Directory in order to automate the management of those applications, and yet the management of Active ...

For example, when a user logs into a computer, Active Directory can check their credentials to determine whether it's an administrator or a typical user. It allows IT teams to monitor their ...