O Reilly Media</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div>  Organize your network resources by learning how to design?? manage?? and  maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012?? the fifth  edition of this bestselling guide gives you a thorough grounding of  Microsoft's network directory service by explaining concepts in an  easy-to-understand?? narrative style.<br>  <br>  You'll negotiate a maze of technologies for deploying a scalable and  reliable AD infrastructure?? with new chapters on management tools?? searching  the AD database?? authentication and security protocols?? and Active Directory  Federation Services (ADFS). This book provides real-world scenarios let you  apply what you've learned--ideal whether you're a network administrator for a  small business or a multinational enterprise.<ul>   <li>Upgrade Active Directory to Windows Server 2012</li>   <li>Learn the fundamentals?? such as how AD stores objects</li>