MCTS 70-642 Cert Guide: Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring

Foundation Topics

DFS Concepts

The typical large organization has many file servers that users require access to as they perform their assigned tasks. Imagine the difficulty that the average user could have in locating the appropriate server from dozens of possibilities when attempting to access that one vital piece of information when putting together that budget forecast for the upcoming fiscal year. And multiply that by the myriads of possibilities when marketing analysts are formulating trends for corporate products and deciding what should be emphasized in both manufacturing and advertising efforts in the months to come. Then, you can see how much simpler such tasks become if the users need to access only a single tree of shared folders ...