Active Directory Purpose

• used to authenticate users
• remembers locations of resources (user's files, printer) for logins
• used to assign policies to distribute software and other management tasks
• used to locate shared information, printers and services
• used to restrict information to people - based on real world relationships of users
• used to distribute management based on organizational layout
• stores many other types of information
• 'universal'
• means designed to connect people throughout the enterprise
• has the technology to meet this claim
• requires buy-in from constituencies