Ease of use, speed, dependency. I love mysql, php, apache, linux but LDAP is just way too confusing and need to many hands on to manage. AD just works, was a breeze to setup (i setup exchange server, ADAM in 2 days serving 6,000 users) and I had 0 previous experience with either as I am a linux guy. It has worked flawlessly with not a single thing done to it since being setup. I don't like the licensing fees either but it is worth the money to not have to do any management on a daily basis and I mean 0 seconds of my time or my admins in the last 3 months. Merle Reine CTO Vanguard Industries, Inc. Email Address: echo zreyr.ervar at tznvy.pbz | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/' On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 2:28 AM, solarflow99 <solarflow99 at gmail.com> wrote: > I've used them both too, and I never noticed any real advantage with AD. > In fact, FDS would do everything just like you said, and I wasnt forced into > vendor lock-in to do it. What were your main drawbacks with LDAP? > > > > On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Merle Reine <merle.reine at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Been using Fedora Directory Server since its inception and up until >> recently, I would have recommended it above all others. I am a Linux guru, >> windows hater and favor open source over any proprietary product. That >> being said, I recently switched to a new company and they happen to be all >> XP and 2003 server along with exchange. >> >> Having had the opportunity to work now with both FDS and Active >> Directory, I can tell you from first hand experience, Active Directory wins >> hands down. It was easy to setup, easy to replicate, support 6,000 users >> currently at my office and is easily running on a dual core system while >> hardly using any resources. >> >> I am no lover of Microsoft or any of its products but switching to ADAM >> was the best move i could have made. There is no comparison on ease of >> setup, ease of management, stability. ADAM wins hands down as much as I >> hate to say it, its true. >> >> Just one person's first hand experience... >> >> >> Merle Reine >> CTO >> Vanguard Industries, Inc. >> >> Email Address: echo zreyr.ervar at tznvy.pbz | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/' >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:07 PM, <cobra at cobradevil.org> wrote: >> >>> Hello Andrey and Ben, >>> >>> Thanx for your answers! >>> >>> The document realy explains the differences between both directory's! >>> I'm taking it for input for the why question for our project! >>> For the performance we are going to test that! >>> >>> With kind regards, >>> >>> William van de Velde >>> >>> >>> > Bonjour cobra, >>> > >>> > Monday, August 18, 2008, 4:09:22 PM, you wrote: >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > cco> I have a question why i should use an opensource directory server >>> for >>> > my >>> > cco> opensource activities! >>> > >>> > cco> I work for a large company! 70k users >>> > >>> > cco> We have a large MS Windows based infrastructure win2k3 with winxp >>> > cco> workstations. >>> > >>> > cco> Can someone help me with getting the right arguments so i have a >>> > valid >>> > cco> reason to create an opensource directory server? >>> > You can try this document to begin with (written for a customer by >>> > Symas and HP) : http://www.symas.com/documents/Adam-Eval1-0.pdf >>> > >>> > >>> > Andrey Ivanov >>> > tel +33-(0)1-69-33-99-24 >>> > fax +33-(0)1-69-33-99-55 >>> > >>> > Direction des Systemes d'Information >>> > Ecole Polytechnique >>> > 91128 Palaiseau CEDEX >>> > France >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Fedora-directory-users mailing list >>> > Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Fedora-directory-users mailing list >>> Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >>> >> >> >> -- >> Fedora-directory-users mailing list >> Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users >> >> > > -- > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > Fedora-directory-users at redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/389-users/attachments/20080824/26d2e9e7/attachment.html
