WINDOWS IN THE ENTERPRISE
Microsoft Vista interoperability: What's at stake for IT managers?
Laura E. Hunter, Contributor
05.23.2007
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For IT managers who are contemplating deploying Windows Vista, perhaps the most critical question at hand is one of interoperability: How well will Windows Vista interoperate within a corporate environment? Will your IT staff be able to deploy Vista clients seamlessly within an existing infrastructure, or will they need to make big changes to Active Directory or other network components to allow Vista clients to participate on the corporate network?
The good news is that, for the most part, Windows Vista has been designed to integrate into an existing Active Directory network; there's no need to wait for the release of Windows Server 2008 to be able to deploy Vista to your users as a whole. However, here are some issues of interest for IT administrators:
Other changes will have a more direct effect on your user population as a whole. Here are some issues you need to be aware of, including additional tools and services information to improve the management of your Vista clients:
Windows Vista is the first new client operating system
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to be released by Microsoft in several years, and planning for a large-scale upgrade can be an involved process. Luckily, for the most part, Vista is capable of integrating into existing Active Directory environments. Although the integration process will not be invisible, particularly from the standpoint of an IT manager, with careful planning you can minimize the visible effects that it will have on your user population as a whole.
Laura E. Hunter (CISSP, MCSE: Security, MCDBA, Microsoft MVP) is an Active Directory architect for a major engineering and staffing firm where she provides Active Directory planning, implementation and troubleshooting services for business units and schools across enterprise networks. Hunter is a four-time recipient of the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in the area of Windows Server-Networking. She is the author of Active Directory Field Guide (Apress Publishing) as well as co-author of the Active Directory Cookbook, Second Edition (O'Reilly). You can contact her at laurahcomputing@gmail.com.
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