| Active Directory Services dramatically changes the way IT professionals design, plan, configure and administer their Windows NT networks. The primary benefits of Active Directory Services are its extensibility, scalability, and ease of management as compared to prior generations of Windows NT. If you are a Systems Engineer, you will probably spend much of your time over the next several years planning for and deploying active Directory Services in many different environments. Don't wait to get ahead of the knowledge curve; Windows 2000 Active Directory, Second Edition provides you with updated coverage of everything you will need to succeed.
About the Author
Melissa Craft (CCNA, MCNE, MCSE, Network+, CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-GW, CNE-5, CCA) worked with computers during high school, developing computer programs and testing hardware solutions as a summer job. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Melissa designed business solutions for an insurance group using technology to automate processes, and using business process reengineering techniques. This position grew into engineering a wide area network, which subsequently turned into a career move permanently into engineering.
After making the jump to network engineering, Melissa threw herself at the task of truly understanding network engineering, gaining a myriad of technology certifications and, at the same time, deploying projects for clients. Over the years, Melissa has successfully designed, implemented, and integrated networks ranging in size from a few nodes to over 100,000 nodes. Her consulting experience incorporated extensive project management, operational analysis, LAN and WAN design, deployment, and ongoing network management.
In 1997, Melissa began writing magazine articles on networking and the technology industry. In 1998, Syngress hired Melissa to contribute to an MCSE certification guide. Since then, Melissa has continued to write about various technology and certification subjects. She is the author of the bestselling Configuring Windows 2000 Active Directory and Configuring Citrix MetaFrame for Windows 2000 (ISBN: 1-928994-18-0).
Currently, Melissa is a Principal Consultant for CompuCom Systems, Inc. As such, she develops enterprise-wide technology solutions and methodologies focused on client organizations. These technology solutions touch every part of a system's lifecycle, from assessing the need, determining the return on investment, network design, testing, and implementation to operational management and strategic planning. CompuCom Systems, Inc. is a leading digital infrastructure solutions provider whose clients include Fortune 1000 enterprises, vertical industry leaders, major technology equipment providers, leading-edge systems integrators and wireless technology providers. CompuCom’s technology solutions help companies master complex technologies. CompuCom leverages people, process and technology to offer best in class solutions that enable, optimize and operate the digital technology infrastructure.Melissa holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and is a member of the IEEE, the Society of Women Engineers, and American MENSA, Ltd. Melissa currently resides in Glendale, Arizona with her family, Dan, Justine, and Taylor. |
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