Summary

With the advent of technologies such as domain rename and cross-forest trusts, mistakes in Active Directory design have become more forgiving than they were with Windows 2000. However, it is still important to thoroughly examine the political and technical aspects of any organization to design an infrastructure that aligns with its needs. Active Directory is very flexible in these regards and can be matched with the needs of almost any organization. Windows Server 2003 R2 expands upon this design flexibility even further, through the use of tools such as Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), which allows for ease of administration and user provisioning across AD forests.