The Last Word

GP offers a flexible, compatible, and centralized way to obtain a consistent security and shell configuration across your organization. Through the use of security policies and IntelliMirror technologies, all discussed in this chapter, you can reduce your administrative burden and achieve nirvana.

In the next chapter, I'll take an in-depth look at the most popular security options within Windows Server 2008 and discuss how to make your machines and network more hardened and secure against threats.

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