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The Book's Audience

This book is primarily intended for three kinds of readers: decision makers , designers, and administrators. In addition, anyone who wants to know more about LDAP or directories in general will find the book useful, as will directory developers.

Directory decision makers will find this book useful in understanding directories and the kinds of business problems they help solve. Decision makers will find Part I useful for explaining the basics of directories. Part VI should also prove useful by providing some real, or at least realistic, examples of how directories are used and the benefits they can bring.

Directory designers will find this book useful in defining the design problem and providing a methodology for producing a comprehensive directory design. The design methodology is focused on a practical approach to design based on real-world requirements. We highly recommend that designers read the whole book, with special emphasis on Part II, part IIIand part IV. A good directory design results in large part from a clear understanding of the other aspects of the directory life cycle and how the directory will be used.

Directory administrators will find Part IV especially useful. It focuses on the maintenance phase of the directory life cycle, where administrators spend much of their lives. We also highly recommend that administrators read the rest of the book to get an idea of the directory big picture, as well as to understand some of the directory design decisions that are bound to make their lives either miserable or enjoyable.

Other interested readers can pick and choose from the sections of the book that interest them. We encourage all readers to at least skim Part I, to ensure that they have the background required to benefit from the rest of the book. We've tried to structure the book so that each chapter stands by itself as much as possible. Readers should be able to read the chapters covering topics that interest them, without wading through chapters of less interest. Finally, we think all readers will find the case studies presented in Part VIinteresting. They give different perspectives on directories designed to illustrate the trade-offs that different directory needs imply.



Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services,  2002 New Riders Publishing

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2002, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.



Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services
Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672323168
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 1997
Pages: 245

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