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Dishan Francis
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Dishan Francis is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He was a six-time Microsoft MVP in enterprise mobility before he joined Microsoft UK as a security consultant. He has maintained the RebelAdmin technology blog over the years, with lots of useful articles that focus on on-premises Active Directory services and Azure Active Directory. He has also written for other Microsoft-managed blogs such as canitpro and ITopsTalk. When it comes to managing innovative identity infrastructure solutions to improve system stability, efficiency, and security, his level of knowledge and experience places him among the very best in the field.
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OU design models

In this section, we are going to look into different OU design models. This doesn't mean you need to stick to one of these. Modern infrastructure requirements are complex and challenging. These models will guide you to create a design that suits your organization's requirements.

The container model

In the Containers vs. OUs section, I mentioned default containers in an Active Directory environment. One of the characteristics of these default containers is that they have large administrative boundaries. As an example, the Computers container will contain any computers added to AD by default. It can be a physical server, virtual server, desktop computer, or laptop. The container model is based on a similar concept. This is mainly suited for small businesses where you have limited administrative and security requirements with Active Directory objects.

When OU boundaries are large, it is not possible to apply tailored group policies or precise delegated...

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Dishan Francis

Dishan Francis is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience. He was a six-time Microsoft MVP in enterprise mobility before he joined Microsoft UK as a security consultant. He has maintained the RebelAdmin technology blog over the years, with lots of useful articles that focus on on-premises Active Directory services and Azure Active Directory. He has also written for other Microsoft-managed blogs such as canitpro and ITopsTalk. When it comes to managing innovative identity infrastructure solutions to improve system stability, efficiency, and security, his level of knowledge and experience places him among the very best in the field.
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