Most organizations have multiple directories in place. The presence of multiple directories within an organization poses complex challenges to users, administrators, and developers.
Active Directory addresses these challenges by providing a single, consistent, open set of interfaces for managing and using multiple directories.
Active Directory and the associated ODSI components are an effective tool for simplifying the directory usage and management issues facing users and developers.
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