Michael Bell is an architect and educator, is associate professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He has also taught and lectured at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Columbia, and the University of Southern California.
Byron Wright is a Partner in Conexion Networks, a computer consulting firm that implements and maintains networks, e-mail systems, and security for a wide variety of organizations. In addition to possessing a Bachelor of Commerce degree (B. Comm), Wright is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a Certified Novell Instructor (CNI), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), a Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), and Certified Linux Professional (CLP). Wright also is a sessional instructor with the University of Manitoba teaching Information Systems for the Asper School of Business. As well, Byron has authored and co-authored a number of books for Cengage - Course Technology, including MCSE… Guide to Microsoft Windows Vista, MCSE Guide to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Administration, and MCSE Guide to Planning a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network.
1. Active Directory-The Directory Service for Microsoft Windows Networks 2. Installing Active Directory 3. An Active Directory Design Philosophy 4. Practical Active Directory Design Decisions 5. Managing Directory Objects: Users, Groups, and Resources 6. Security and Protecting the Network 7. Active Directory Sites 8. Active Directory Replication 9. Active Directory Maintenance and Data Recovery 10. Using Active Directory as a Tool to Enforce Your Corporate Policy 11. Interoperability between Active Directory and Other Directories 12. Upgrading a Windows NT or Windows 2000 Domain