Difference between revisions of "AD Best Practices"

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Best Practices

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778219(WS.10).aspx

AD Deep Dive

This is a very in depth document on AD Design. Worth the read, just don't do it in bed because it'll put you to sleep. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727085.aspx#EFAA

TechNet: Designing OU Structures that Work

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.05.oudesign.aspx

Active Directory Structure Guidelines

I find these articles very useful whenever I consider designing or overhauling an AD OU structure. http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/07/best-practice-active-directory-structure-guidelines-part-1/
http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/07/best-practice-group-policy-design-guidelines-part-2/

2008 R2

https://araihan.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/microsoft-active-directory-best-practice/
https://araihan.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/microsoft-active-directory-best-practice-part-ii/

Default Domain Policy / Password Policy

http://jorgequestforknowledge.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/best-practices-for-the-default-domain-policy-and-the-default-domain-controllers-policy-gpos/