Users will be able to deploy Directory Enabled Networks, which use the directory to automatically configure routers and switches to set policies on bandwidth usage and prioritize traffic. The directory also will allow companies to create a PKI for securing extranets and e-commerce. Those types of efficiencies and services are the tremendous opportunities that will come from unifying directories, Rowe said. But he added it won't come without a lot of foresight. I have never been involved in a directory project where the company said they did too much upfront planning.
Planning pays incredible dividends down the road.
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