Are you a school who needs to lock down your users to control their access to resources?
Do you need to split Mac homes on to Mac storage and PC homes on to PC storage?
Do you strive for Single Sign-On for all services?
Are your Macs sat in a darkened room isolated from your main network?
AD/OD Integration
Viewdata's team of integration specialists have implemented solutions across the board in education, corporate and SMB. To find out how your systems could take advantage of directory integration, please contact us today to speak to one of our technical advisors.
Brief Overview of AD/OD Integration
AD / OD integration is the name given to the process of binding Active Directory together with Open Directory to allow a greater element of control over Mac systems. This has been given several names over the years depending on exactly how you set it up; the "Golden Triangle" and the impressively named "Cylinder of Destiny" are the two most common, however there is so much more that can be done and every environment is slightly different.
Benefits of AD/OD
If you want to integrate Macs into an environment that primarily uses Windows, Mac OS X Server builds in support for Microsoft's Active Directory services: Microsoft Kerberos authentication, Active Directory authentication policies, and Active Directory replication and failover. This means the Mac works with Active Directory in much the same way Windows clients do. The Mac can use existing Active Directory networks and mail servers, VPN servers, and applications.
Proof of the Pudding!
Mark Richardson, Senior IT Systems Engineer for Fat Face......"Thank you to Viewdata for sorting all of this out..... who, as always, delivered everything perfectly. I think it is fair to say that our Apple Mac users are now amongst the happiest in the business!. Overall, the Apple refresh project has been a resounding success" - April 2010.
The Next Step?
Please contact us today and Viewdata will do the rest! One of our team of technicians will arrange to visit your site to establish your exact needs and expectations and then a comprehensive proposal will be submitted for your evaluation. Viewdata will provide a number of reference sites to offer you peace of mind and will work closely with you throughout the project to ensure what we promise is exactly what we deliver.
