Page 5 of the DSE Microsoft 365 & Identity knowledge center, with source-backed guidance and practical next steps.
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Microsoft states: “This article describes the maximum limits for certain aspects of your Active Directory environment that can affect scalability.”
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Microsoft states: “This topic covers the steps necessary to upgrade an existing forest or domain to Windows Server 2012, using either Server Manager or Windows PowerShell.”
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Microsoft states: “This section focuses on technical controls to implement to reduce the attack surface of the Active Directory installation.”
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Microsoft states: “Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) deployment in Windows Server 2012 is simpler and faster than previous versions of Windows Server.”
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Microsoft states: “Understand how a Microsoft account works to enhance security and privacy for users and how you can manage consumer account types in your organization.”
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Microsoft states: “Excessive Local Security Authority (LSA) Account Name and Account security identifiers (SID) lookups can contribute to Active Directory performance degradation.”
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Microsoft states: “Domain controller location refers to the algorithm the client machine uses to find a suitable domain controller.”
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Microsoft states: “This shared forest, called the initial organizational forest, is the foundation of the forest design model for the organization.”
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Microsoft states: “This article describes the parameters and options that the dcpromo answer file uses to install and remove Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) on domain controllers.”
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Microsoft states: “LDAP over SSL (LDAPS) encrypts LDAP communications between clients and domain controllers using SSL/TLS certificates.”
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