Validating with the Business
In addition to evaluating the decision in this step against IT-related criteria, the effect of the decision on the business should also be validated. The following questions have been known to affect domain design decisions:
Is there a need to separate a business unit because of legal requirements? Some companies and many governmental, university, or military environments require that some users and computers exist in a separate domain. If such a policy exists, it should be re-evaluated as the domain is no longer the security boundary it was in Windows NT® 4.0 and previous versions. If the policy is around isolation requirements, a separate forest will be required.
Are there different administrative units that need ...
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