Active Directory Optimization

Microsoft Active Directory is the most widely used directory services product available today. Active Directory can provide a strong foundation for many organizations’ overall Identity Management strategy. Yet, many customers rarely leverage Active Directory to its fullest potential within their IT environments.

In a typical deployment, Active Directory provides superior availability and redundancy in an enterprise network in comparison to traditional directory services implementations. Since, it is a core component of the Windows 2003 and 2008 Server platforms, it is also a cost effective directory service that is highly flexible and scalable – enabling centralized and secure management of an organization’s entire network.

Avaleris consultants can provide domain expertise and innovative solutions that enable organizations to:

• Leverage Active Directory as the central point for identity consolidation;
• Reduce the number of directories maintaining disparate identity information across the enterprise;
• Reduce the cost and operational burden associated with managing disparate directory products; and
• Extend Kerberos based authentication to non-Microsoft based platforms including UNIX, Linux and Mac.

Avaleris’ Active Directory Optimization service offerings are designed to help our clients maximize the value of their Active Directory infrastructure investment. Our service offerings include:

• Active Directory and Migration Strategy Planning;
• Active Directory Optimization Assessments;
• Active Directory Federation Services Architecture and Implementation;
• Active Directory Application Mode Architecture and Implementation;
• Active Directory Application Integration and Custom Programming;
• Active Directory and Internet Authentication Services Design and Integration; and
• Active Directory and ILM 2007 Architecture and Integration.

Avaleris consultants provide significant domain knowledge in helping our clients deploy Active Directory based Identity solutions across Windows centric environments. Through our close partner relationship with Quest Software, Avaleris consultants provide additional expertise in a number of Quest’s Active Directory based Identity products and productivity tools including Defender, ActiveRoles Server and Quest Authentication Services (previously known as Vintela Authentication Services). This enables Avaleris to help our clients leverage and extend their Active Directory infrastructure services to non-Microsoft platforms including UNIX, Linux and Mac.

Each of our client engagements leverages Microsoft’s published best practices as well as the expertise of our consultants in performing Active Directory and Identity solution implementation projects.