Re: AD vs NDS Novell
From: Marc Scheuner (mscheuner_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/28/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:52:41 +0200
>I have a MS guy here thinks Novell is the greatest OS.
>Wants AD to be our Authen primary.
>Tells us it's more secure than AD and with help manage
>the network and MS
>OS Boxes better.
>Is that true?
A system is always as secure as your system admin chooses to make it -
it's mostly about properly ADMINISTERING a system, rather than an
inherent "more or less secure" architecture.
>This guy hates eveything about Microsoft.
Typical Microsoft basher - we know those guys.....
>What can we use to manage our network and workstations?
>can't Novell and AD owrk together and manage MS user
>polices?
Yes, they can - but quite frankly, if you don't already HAVE Novell in
a big way, AVOID putting it in! It's a dog - don't even get me started
on the Novell client software..... what a crapload of .........
There's a ton of really good AD vs. NDS case studies and whitepapers
on Microsoft's site - then again, this guy will probably point out all
the Novell propaganda on NDS vs. AD - it's a tie.
AD case studies (in general):
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/search.asp?ProTaxID=1206&InPTaxID=All&SolTaxID=All&CompSize=All&NoMonths=All&submit1=Search)
Comparing Microsoft's Active Directory to Novell's NDS Version 8
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/compare/adndsv8.asp
Comparing Microsoft Active Directory to Novell's NDS
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnactdir/html/msdn_activedirvsnds.asp
Active Directory Delivers Leading LDAP Performance
Tests by KeyLabs Show Active Directory Is as Much as Seven Times
Faster Than Novell's NDS Version 8 for Common Internet Operations
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Feb00/ActiveDirPR.asp
Just search microsoft.com for "Active Directory NDS" and you'll find
quite a few more hits
My biggest PRO AD vote would be simplicity - if you can limit yourself
to just ONE system (Active Directory), then you don't have any
interoperability hassles, your admin don't need to know about another
*two* technologies, and not many folks become really proficient in
both systems - most are either AD guys also going NDS admin (or the
other way around).
And quite frankly, I do *NOT* see Novell NDS as a truly viable
alternative to be the only directory service in your company (unless,
as I mentioned before, you've already heavily invested in Novell).
Just my 2 cents.....
Marc
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