Description

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Directory Services encapsulate and expose objects within a network, offering a unified way of accessing different types of data. Of particular interest on the Windows platform is the Active Directory, which supplies powerful and flexible methods for managing users, servers, and resources in a single information store that is globally accessible throughout an enterprise. Knowing how and when to use a Directory Service effectively will enable you to develop applications that store infrastructure information safely, as well as perform management or administrative tasks.

About the Author

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Mikael Freidlitz lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, and works as a consultant and software developer for a Gothenburg-based consulting company. He has several years of experience building client/server web systems.