Worldwide Advertising, Inc. (referred to as WAI) has hired you as an IT consultant for their Windows network services infrastructure. WAI 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 WAI with a solution which addresses the integration and configuration of their Active Directory updates. Cost is not a significant concern WAI 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, WAI is based out of Houston, TX and they have a Windows Server 2012 domain that is operating at the Windows Server 2012 functional level. They recently acquired Media Guru Group which is based out of Richmond, VA, which has a domain (running Windows Server 2008 domain controllers) operating at the Windows Server 2003 functional level. There are several details about WAI which will have an impact on your proposal: Assignment Requirements There are specific
requirements for the assignment: The final submission should contain at least 8 pages worth of text written by the student (not counting title page, images, diagrams, tables, or quotations), but may be longer, not to exceed approximately 12 pages worth of student-supplied text. (With the required diagram, and other images, title page, etc., the final submission may end up being more than 12 pages in length.) It must be double-spaced, have 1-inch margins, and use 12-point Times New Roman or 10-point Arial/Helvetica font. A title page is required. 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 2012 operating system should be used for all aspects of the solution. The topics include: Active Directory Infrastructure File and Storage Solutions Disaster Recovery DNS and DHCP gh Availability Active Directory Certificate Services Active Directory Rights Management Services Active Directory Federation Services