Assignment: Windows Network Services Proposal - Identify
Overview
Each student will create a detailed, organized, unified technical solution given the scenario described below. The submission will be in a written format, with at least one diagram, and may include additional diagrams, charts or tables. The assignment is meant for students to enhance their mastery of the material and to provide a creative and realistic way in which to apply knowledge from this course.
Scenario
Opening Windows. (referred to as "OW") has hired you as an IT consultant for their Windows network services infrastructure. OW is a new advertising firm, and they have hired staff, are established in two locations, and have a need to get their internal IT services configured. They have an IT staff, but they do not have the in-house expertise to address their current infrastructure needs.
You are required to supply OW with a solution which addresses the integration and configuration of their Active Directory updates. Cost is not a significant concern - OW wishes to implement the "right" solution to address their acquisition of a new company and its Active Directory forest which is comprised of a single domain. More specifically, OW is based out of Houston, TX and they have a Windows Server 2016 domain that is operating at the Windows Server 2016 functional level. They recently acquired Media Guru Group which is based out of Richmond, VA, which has a domain running Windows Server 2012 domain controllers.
There are several details about OW which will have an impact on your proposal:
· OW has restructured their organization they have a total of 110 employees in their Houston and Richmond sites. Each location the following departments:
· OW will have two sites, one in Houston, TX, and one in Richmond, VA.
· Executives (9 total with 5 in Houston, 4 in Richmond) - manage and run the company
· Accounts and Sales Department (30 employees with 15 in Houston and 15 in Richmond) - perform market research and maintain accounts
· Creative, Media and Production Department (49 employees in Houston) - advertising
· Human Resources and Finances (12 employees in Houston) - perform HR and financial duties
· IT (10 employees with 5 in Houston and 5 in Richmond) - manage IT for the company
· Networking equipment is already in place for both sites, which are separate Active Directory Domains.
· Security mechanisms (e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection) will be handled separately, and there is no need to describe them.
· Some departments will want their data to remain private from other departments (e.g., Finances personnel will not want Production staff to see the company's financial details). Your team may make assumptions about how data should be shared or kept private.
· Assumptions can be made regarding any information not included here; all assumptions should be identified, however.
Topics to Cover
Your document should cover the content presented in the course. The outline below contains recommended points to cover. You are free to add other related information.
Describe the technical and business reasons for each choice, citing other resources as appropriate. The Windows Server 2016 operating system should be used for all aspects of the solution.
The topics include:
Active Directory Infrastructure
· Describe features of Windows Server 2016 that will allow OW to integrate the newly acquired company's domain into their existing forest.
· How will Forest Functional Levels be implemented?
· How will cross-forest trusts be implemented?
· How will replication be handled?
Active Directory Certificate Services
· Will AD Certificate Services used in both domains need to be modified?
Active Directory Rights Management Services
· What use of AD Rights Management Services can be implemented?
Active Directory Federation Services
· AD Federation Services
Active Directory:
· What forest/domain model should Fixing Windows LLC implement? What is the domain name?
· Where should the domain controllers be place? Should RODC be part of the consideration?
· FSMO Roles placement
· Plan for AD backup and recovery
Group Policy:
· Is Group Policy needed?
· What settings might be considered via Group Policy?
Other Windows 2016 Server features:
· Will WEB APPLICATION PROXY (WAP) be utilized?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.