Active Directory Fast Start: A Quick Start Guide for Active Directory

Get this Fast Start guide to quickly learn Active Directory fundamentals. Active Directory is the extensible directory service included in Windows Server that enables centralized management of network resources, allowing you to easily add, remove, or relocate accounts for users, groups, and computers as well as other types of resources. Nearly every task you perform in a Windows Server environment affects Active Directory in some way. Regardless of whether you are an IT manager, developer, administrator or an advanced user, this Fast Start guide will help you learn the essential concepts needed to successfully work with Active Directory. Covers Active Directory for Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.