But that's only in the lab. You didn't have that capability in NT 4 without going into the policies within the domain. It was more cumbersome. He says he plans to deploy Windows 2000 on more than 5,000 clients and 400 servers over the next two years. Improvement Windows 2000 certainly has plenty of areas for improvement.
Some users say they're still waiting for device drivers for printers and other hardware.
And while Newton will use Windows 2000 for file and print services, he hasn't put core applications on it. Newton is interested in the multiprocessing and load-balancing capabilities of Datacenter Server, but he feels it's too early to commit. Users can only buy Datacenter Server bundled with system hardware from qualified vendors, which tend to offer it only on pricey, high-end systems. That makes testing the new operating system expensive, says Credit Suisse's Carbone, who is considering Datacenter Server for disaster recovery and business continuity applications. Directory Snags Perhaps the most complex part of deploying Windows 2000 is creating and maintaining AD, an area in which users say more work is needed.