Lightweight Directory

Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Administration: Win Server 08 ADA
$49.99
Configure, administer, and troubleshoot Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 networksThis practical guide shows system administrators and IT professionals how to plan, deploy, configure, manage, and customize the Active Directory environment. You will learn how to maximize all of the new features in order to provide peak performance and ease of administration. Expert tips on migrating and upgrading Active Directory services from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 are included.

Big Book of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) RFCs (Big Books)
$40.95
...can sometimes be a difficult task. Fortunately, the complier(s) of this big book of RFCs have done a great job at presenting the standards, in a single volume so when you are bored on a 6 hour flight, you can catch up on RFC 1617 and pour over the alias object class, or choose another and investigate what that cryptic attribute was *really* created to do, software vendors be damned :)Overall, I think this is a great reference to have if you are an LDAP architect, developer or implementor, although not for the average person who is just looking at getting some knowledge of LDAP on the surface... Exactly what was needed!

How to Cheat at Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
$39.95
Windows 2003 Server is unquestionably the dominant enterprise level operating system in the industry, with 95% of all companies running it. And for the last tow years, over 50% of all product upgrades have been security related. Securing Windows Server, according to bill gates, is the company's #1 priority.

The book will start off by teaching readers to create the conceptual design of their Active Directory infrastructure by gathering and analyzing business and technical requirements. Next, readers will create the logical design for an Active Directory infrastructure. Here the book starts to drill deeper and focus on aspects such as group policy design. Finally, readers will learn to create the physical design for an active directory and network Infrastructure including DNS server placement; DC and GC placements and Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) role placement.

The next book in our best selling and critically acclaimed How to Cheat series. This is the perfect book for users who have already purchased How to Cheat at Managing Windows 2003 Small Business Server.

* Active Directory is the market leader in the directory services space, and 57% of all Microsoft corporate customers have deployed AD
* Follows Syngress's proven "How To Cheat" methodology
* Companion Web site offers dozens of templates, "Cheat Sheets", and checklists for readers