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 naming decisions:
We plan to use our current Internet domain name. Are there any groups or applications that require a different DNS namespace, perhaps for identity reasons? A separate domain would be required to support a different DNS name within the forest.
Are there any planned mergers or acquisitions? Changes in the corporate structure can affect the naming structure.
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